Match Report
Linares Deportivo went into the game 16th in the table on 45 points; Extremadura UD sat 14th on 46 — a 1-point gap. On the form table Extremadura UD stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Linares Deportivo were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.21, Extremadura UD 0.97 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal de Linarejos in Linares (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.