Match Report
23 points for Merida (6th), 16 for Socuéllamos (9th): a 7-point gap. Merida ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/0.67 for Merida and 0.72/1.39 for Socuéllamos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
Merida had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Merida 11/15, Socuéllamos 5/15.
The match was played at Estadio Romano in Merida (capacity 14,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Merida led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.