Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Real Zaragoza (4th, 71 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Lorca (21st, 33 pts). On the form table Lorca stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Zaragoza 1.36 scored and 1.05 conceded per game, Lorca 0.88 and 1.62, with the league averaging 1.15.
Real Zaragoza arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. 14 games without a win framed Lorca's arrival. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Real Zaragoza against 2/15 for Lorca.
Estadio de la Romareda, capacity 33,608, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Real Zaragoza led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Real Zaragoza: Bruno Perone (59'), Borja Iglesias (21'), Giorgi Papunashvili (18') · Lorca: Alberto Noguera (56')
Key stats
Possession: Real Zaragoza 55% · Lorca 45% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-3