Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — CD Badajoz 1st with 77 points, Villanovense 8th with 53, 24 apart. Villanovense ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Villanovense were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.06, CD Badajoz 1.91 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
CD Badajoz had won five straight. Villanovense had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; CD Badajoz, 15.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Villanovense, 2 by CD Badajoz, 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Municipal Villanovense staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. On the scoreboard, Villanovense led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Villanovense: Berly Matansio (39') · CD Badajoz: Álex Alegría (49'), Carlos Bravo (47')