Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Extremadura UD (2nd, 31 pts) and Socuéllamos (9th, 16 pts). Socuéllamos's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Socuéllamos were scoring 0.72 and conceding 1.39, Extremadura UD 1.33 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Socuéllamos. Extremadura UD were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Socuéllamos had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Extremadura UD, 9.
The match was played at Estadio Paquito Jiménez in Socuéllamos (capacity 2,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.