Match Report
Albacete went into the game 16th in the table on 52 points; Numancia sat 20th on 50 — a 2-point gap. Numancia's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Albacete 0.86 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Numancia 1.07 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.14.
9 games without a win framed Albacete's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 3 Albacete wins, 7 for Numancia, 3 draws, at 2.23 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 31% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 31% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, capacity 17,524, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Numancia led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.