Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Basconia (6th, 60 pts) and Club Bermeo (20th, 20 pts). CD Basconia's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Basconia ran at 1.68 scored and 1.37 conceded, Club Bermeo at 0.63 and 1.76.
Basconia carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Club Bermeo — six in succession. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Basconia against 0/15 for Club Bermeo.
The match was played at Estadio Pedro López Cortázar in Basauri (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.