Match Report
59 points for Gimnàstic Tarragona (5th), 45 for Barcelona II (16th): a 14-point gap. Barcelona II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimnàstic Tarragona 1.55 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Barcelona II 1.39 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.22.
Barcelona II had not won in 8 games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Gimnàstic Tarragona, 2 for Barcelona II and 4 drawn, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 22% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Nou Estadi de Tarragona, capacity 14,600, hosted the game. Gimnàstic Tarragona led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Gimnàstic Tarragona: Joan Oriol (31'), Ander Gorostidi (37'), Pablo Fernández (45') · Barcelona II: Toni Fernández (45'), Óscar Sanz (68' og)
Key stats
Possession: Gimnàstic Tarragona 46% · Barcelona II 54% · Total shots: 18-16 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 2-2