Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Utiel (5th, 53 pts) and Acero (16th, 35 pts). Utiel had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Utiel ran at 1.26 scored and 1.15 conceded, Acero at 1.15 and 1.65.
Utiel came in having won four on the spin. Acero entered with four losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Utiel, 3/15 for Acero.
The match was played at Estadio Muncipal La Celadilla in Utiel (capacity 2,500). On the scoreboard, Utiel led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.