Match Report
Linares Deportivo, 1st with 75 points, sat 46 points above Polideportivo Almería (15th, 29). Linares Deportivo had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Polideportivo Almería 1.17 scored and 1.69 conceded per game, Linares Deportivo 2.07 and 0.52, with the league averaging 1.38.
Linares Deportivo carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Polideportivo Almería, 13/15 for Linares Deportivo.
Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas in Almeria staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,648. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.