Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Marbella 3rd on 56, Vélez 17th on 29. Marbella's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Vélez were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.79, Marbella 1.21 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Vélez entered with six losses in a row. Vélez had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Marbella, 6.
Estadio Vivar Téllez in Vélez-Málaga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Marbella led 4-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-6.