Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Numancia 3rd on 60, Illescas 13th on 44. Recent form told a different story for Numancia: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Numancia 1.5 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Illescas 1 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.11.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Numancia against 6/15 for Illescas.
The venue was Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos in Soria, with room for 9,025 spectators. On the scoreboard, Illescas led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.