Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Valencia 4th with 77 points, Córdoba 20th with 20, 57 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Córdoba 0.58 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Valencia 1.84 and 0.84, with the league averaging 1.33.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Córdoba. The last-five ledger: Córdoba 1/15, Valencia 12/15.
Estadio Nuevo Arcángel in Córdoba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,384. Valencia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Córdoba: N. Ghilas (74') · Valencia: Pablo Piatti (81'), André Gomes (38')
Key stats
Possession: Córdoba 45% · Valencia 55% · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 6-2