Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cieza (1st, 73 pts) held a 41-point advantage over El Palmar (14th, 32 pts). El Palmar had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cieza 1.91 scored and 0.62 conceded per game, El Palmar 0.79 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.2.
Cieza came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Cieza against 4/15 for El Palmar.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cieza 3, draws 1, El Palmar 2, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Estadio de La Arboleja, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cieza led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Cieza: Ayoub Goudani (39'), Esteban Lopez (45'), Ángel García (53')