Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Xerez (1st, 67 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Cartaya (9th, 45 pts). On recent form Xerez sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/1 for Cartaya and 1.56/0.62 for Xerez (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Cartaya arrived on a run of three straight wins. Defeat had not touched Xerez in 10 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
Estadio Municipal Ciudad de Lepe in Lepe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Xerez led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.