Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo La Coruña 16th with 53 points, Racing Ferrol 21st with 30, 23 apart. The last five rounds placed Deportivo A Coruña no better than 21st for form, against 16th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Racing Ferrol 0.52 scored and 1.52 conceded per game, Deportivo La Coruña 1.33 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.27.
Racing Ferrol had gone 8 games without a win. Level finishes had become the habit for Deportivo La Coruña: three in a row. The last-five ledger: Racing Ferrol 1/15, Deportivo La Coruña 7/15.
The venue was Estadio Municipal de A Malata in Ferrol, with room for 12,043 spectators. Deportivo La Coruña led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo La Coruña: Yeremay Hernández (18')
Key stats
Possession: Racing Ferrol 51% · Deportivo La Coruña 49% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 7-3