Match Report
Badajoz II went into the game 15th in the table on 27 points; Don Álvaro sat 12th on 31 — a 4-point gap. Don Álvaro had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Badajoz II 0.8 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Don Álvaro 1.2 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.15.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz (capacity 15,198). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.