Match Report
63 points for Albacete (4th), 56 for Rayo Vallecano II (7th): a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Albacete: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Albacete 1.47 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, Rayo Vallecano II 1.39 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.25.
Rayo Vallecano II came in having won three on the spin.
Estadio Carlos Belmonte in Albacete, capacity 17,524, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.