Match Report
The table gap was wide: 74 points between Sporting Villanueva (2nd, 92 pts) and Merida (20th, 18 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Sporting Villanueva 2.13 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Merida 0.74 and 2.58, with the league averaging 1.29.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Sporting Villanueva, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Sporting Villanueva 12/15, Merida 6/15.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal, Villanueva del Fresno. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.


