Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Varea 2nd with 73 points, Berceo 11th with 39, 34 apart. Varea had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Varea were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.74, Berceo 1.21 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
7 meetings are on record — 5 won by Varea, 0 by Berceo, 2 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 2.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.57 across the full history.
Estadio Municipal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Varea: Sergio Díaz Mendoza (70')
Key stats
Possession: Varea 44% · Berceo 56% · Total shots: 4-5 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-0