Match Report
Almería, 3rd with 74 points, sat 31 points above Cádiz (18th, 43). Almería had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cádiz 0.98 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Almería 1.93 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.32.
Defeat had followed defeat for Cádiz — three in succession.
16 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cádiz 7, draws 7, Almería 2, at 2.13 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 31% of meetings. Where history says 2.13 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.4.
Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla in Cádiz, capacity 20,724, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Cádiz: García Pascual (31') · Almería: Jon Morcillo (25'), Sergio Arribas (6')
Key stats
Possession: Cádiz 59% · Almería 41% · Total shots: 19-14 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 6-4