Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mallorca (2nd, 82 pts) held a 44-point advantage over Albacete (22nd, 38 pts). Albacete's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Albacete 0.71 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Mallorca 1.29 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.03.
Albacete entered with three wins in a row.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by Albacete, 3 by Mallorca, 1 drawn, at 2.22 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 78% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, with room for 17,524 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.