Match Report
Linares Deportivo, 2nd with 87 points, sat 82 points above River Melilla (22nd, 5). Linares Deportivo ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, River Melilla ran at 0.62 scored and 2.93 conceded, Linares Deportivo at 1.88 and 0.76.
River Melilla entered with seven losses in a row. Linares Deportivo had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. River Melilla had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Linares Deportivo, 15.
Estadio La Espiguera in Melilla staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.


