Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Levante (3rd, 72 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Ponferradina (20th, 44 pts). On the form table Ponferradina stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Ponferradina ran at 0.95 scored and 1.26 conceded, Levante at 1.1 and 0.71.
Ponferradina's last three games had all finished level. Momentum sat with Levante, winners of their last three. The last-five ledger: Ponferradina 4/15, Levante 10/15.
The venue was Estadio El Toralín in Ponferrada, with room for 8,800 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.