Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Albacete 17th with 49 points, Sevilla II 22nd with 32, 17 apart. Sevilla II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sevilla II 0.69 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Albacete 0.83 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.15.
Sevilla II had been beaten in nine straight games. Sevilla II had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Albacete, 8.
The match was played at Estadio Viejo Nervión in Sevilla (capacity 5,100). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.