Match Report
39 points for Linares Deportivo (17th), 47 for Merida (12th): an 8-point gap. Recent form flatters Linares Deportivo's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Per game in the league, Linares Deportivo were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.34, Merida 0.97 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Linares Deportivo had gone 14 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Linares Deportivo, 7/15 for Merida.
Estadio Municipal de Linarejos in Linares staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Linares Deportivo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.