Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Real Jaén 4th with 70 points, CD Badajoz 12th with 50, 20 apart. CD Badajoz had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: CD Badajoz 1.58 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Real Jaén 1.26 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.18.
CD Badajoz had won three straight. 7 matches unbeaten backed Real Jaén's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Estadio Municipal Nuevo Vivero in Badajoz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,198.




