Match Report
Barcelona II, 16th on 45 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Cultural Leonesa (2nd, 65). Cultural Leonesa had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Barcelona II ran at 1.39 scored and 1.5 conceded, Cultural Leonesa at 1.45 and 1.13.
Barcelona II had gone 12 games without a win. Cultural Leonesa's last four games had all finished level, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Barcelona II win, 2 for Cultural Leonesa, 2 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
Estadi Johan Cruyff staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,926. Barcelona II led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Barcelona II: Iván Cédric (11'), Jan Virgili (75')
Key stats
Possession: Barcelona II 53% · Cultural Leonesa 47% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-6