Match Report
Cultural Leonesa, 21st on 37 points, faced a 37-point deficit to Almería (3rd, 74). Recent form told a different story for Almería: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. In league terms the two rates read 1.93/1.5 for Almería and 0.93/1.62 for Cultural Leonesa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Almería were unbeaten in 5. Cultural Leonesa were winless in 11. From the last five rounds, Almería held 13 points of 15 and Cultural Leonesa 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Almería wins, 0 for Cultural Leonesa, 1 draw, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, capacity 17,400, hosted the game. Almería led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Almería: Sergio Arribas (7'), Sergio Arribas (78'), Thalys (86')
Key stats
Possession: Almería 53% · Cultural Leonesa 47% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 1-2