Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Las Palmas (4th, 23 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Independiente La Rioja (9th, 5 pts). Independiente La Rioja ranked just 192nd in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Las Palmas ran at 1.63 scored and 0.81 conceded, Independiente La Rioja at 0.69 and 2.56.
Independiente La Rioja arrived off six straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for Las Palmas, 0/15 for Independiente La Rioja.
Estadio Club Atlético Las Palmas in Ciudad de Córdoba, capacity 87,000, hosted the game.


