Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mirandés 3rd with 69 points, Gimnástica Torrelavega 19th with 32, 37 apart. Mirandés's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Mirandés were scoring 1.39 and conceding 0.84, Gimnástica Torrelavega 0.66 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Mirandés's arrival.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal de Anduva in Miranda de Ebro (capacity 6,900). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.