Match Report
Gimnàstic Tarragona, 20th on 36 points, faced a 28-point deficit to Cádiz (7th, 64). Gimnàstic Tarragona ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Gimnàstic Tarragona ran at 0.71 scored and 1.5 conceded, Cádiz at 1.26 and 0.86.
A win had eluded Gimnàstic Tarragona for 5 matches. Gimnàstic Tarragona had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Cádiz, 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Gimnàstic Tarragona wins, 2 for Cádiz, 3 draws, at 1.14 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Nou Estadi de Tarragona in Tarragona, with room for 14,600 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cádiz led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.