2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merida | 15 | L1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3/15 | 3-6 |
| Fuerteventura | 15 | L7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0/15 | 4-12 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merida | 8 | 38 | 62 | 16 | LWWDW | 5 | +3 |
| Fuerteventura | 15 | 38 | 39 | -21 | WLLLL | 16 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-03-22
23 points separated the sides: Merida 8th on 62, Fuerteventura 15th on 39. Per game in the league, Merida were scoring 1.32 and conceding 0.89, Fuerteventura 1.18 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Merida's arrival. Fuerteventura had been beaten in seven straight games.
The venue was Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero in Merida, with room for 600 spectators.
