Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Linense 12th on 46, At. Malagueño 19th on 29. Linense had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.79/1.66 for At. Malagueño and 1.37/1.08 for Linense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
Linense had not won in 8 games.
Estadio de la Romareda in Zaragoza, capacity 34,596, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.