Match Report
34 points for Huesca (18th), 46 for Athletic Club (9th): a 12-point gap. Huesca ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Huesca 0.89 scored and 1.39 conceded per game, Athletic Club 1.21 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.25.
Defeat had not touched Athletic Club in 5 games. Over the last five, Huesca had taken 3 of 15 points to Athletic Club's 9.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Huesca, 4 by Athletic Club, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Estadio El Alcoraz in Huesca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.