Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Xerez 6th with 52 points, Linense 14th with 37, 15 apart. Linense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.03 goals per team per game, Linense ran at 0.79 scored and 1.24 conceded, Xerez at 1 and 0.76.
Linense arrived off four straight defeats. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Linense against 7/15 for Xerez.
Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Xerez led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Xerez: Jelle van Went (40'), Diego Domínguez (83')
Key stats
Possession: Linense 46% · Xerez 54% · Total shots: 3-11 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 1-4