Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Marbella (2nd, 53 pts) and Talavera CF (16th, 29 pts). Talavera CF had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/0.71 for Marbella and 0.82/1.18 for Talavera CF (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Marbella carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Talavera CF had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Marbella held 11 points of 15 and Talavera CF 4.
The venue was Estadio Municipal de Marbella in Marbella, with room for 7,300 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.