Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Osasuna (1st, 87 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Albacete (4th, 71 pts). On recent form Albacete sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Osasuna 1.4 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Albacete 1.29 and 0.9, with the league averaging 1.09.
Albacete were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 4 won by Osasuna, 2 by Albacete, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona, with room for 23,576 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.