Match Report
Algeciras went into the game 13th in the table on 46 points; Linares Deportivo sat 17th on 39 — a 7-point gap. Linares Deportivo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Algeciras ran at 1.03 scored and 1.13 conceded, Linares Deportivo at 0.87 and 1.34.
Algeciras's last three games had all finished level. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Algeciras against 12/15 for Linares Deportivo.
Estadio Nuevo Mirador in Algeciras, capacity 7,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.