Match Report
The table read 9th (Hércules, 54 pts) against 12th (UD Ibiza, 50 pts), 4 points apart. Hércules ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Hércules were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.08, UD Ibiza 1.16 and 1, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hércules 2, draws 1, UD Ibiza 1, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio José Rico Pérez, with room for 29,584 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hércules led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Hércules: Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (45'), Andy Escudero (55') · UD Ibiza: Fran Castillo (69')
Key stats
Possession: Hércules 47% · UD Ibiza 53% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-3