Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Málaga 3rd with 70 points, Algeciras 13th with 46, 24 apart. Recent form told a different story for Algeciras: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Scoring rates set the scale: Algeciras 1.03 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Málaga 1.34 and 0.66, with the league averaging 1.13.
Defeat had not touched Algeciras in 5 games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Málaga's arrival.
The match was played at Estadio Nuevo Mirador in Algeciras (capacity 7,200). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.