Match Report
In the standings it was Alicante 9th on 53 points, Lleida Esportiu 5th on 60 — separated by 7. Alicante's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Alicante were scoring 1.05 and conceding 0.84, Lleida Esportiu 1.21 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Lleida Esportiu in 10 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Alicante, 13/15 for Lleida Esportiu.
The match was played at Estadio José Rico Pérez in Alicante (capacity 29,584). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Alicante led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.