Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lorca 3rd with 81 points, Nueva Vanguardia 20th with 43, 38 apart. On the form table Nueva Vanguardia stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Lorca ran at 1.79 scored and 0.64 conceded, Nueva Vanguardia at 0.88 and 1.33.
6 matches unbeaten backed Lorca's arrival. Nueva Vanguardia came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco in Lorca (capacity 3,200).