Match Report
Espanyol, 1st with 82 points, sat 41 points above Castellón (21st, 41). Espanyol ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Castellón were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.29, Espanyol 1.69 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Espanyol in 7 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Nou Estadi Castalia in Castellón de la Plana, capacity 15,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Espanyol led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.