Match Report
Albacete, 14th on 51 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Espanyol (4th, 69). Albacete had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Espanyol were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.95, Albacete 1.19 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Espanyol carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Albacete had not won in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat, capacity 40,500, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.




