Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Deportivo Alavés (4th, 71 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Ponferradina (20th, 44 pts). The last five rounds placed Ponferradina 8th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.95/1.26 for Ponferradina and 1.12/0.79 for Deportivo Alavés (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Ponferradina had gone 9 games without a win.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ponferradina 2, draws 1, Deportivo Alavés 4, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Estadio El Toralín in Ponferrada (capacity 8,800). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.