Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Olímpic de Xàtiva (3rd, 35 pts) and Novelda (10th, 12 pts). Novelda had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.67 for Olímpic de Xàtiva and 0.83/1.5 for Novelda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1.
Novelda were winless in 5. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Olímpic de Xàtiva against 2/15 for Novelda.
Estadio La Murta in Xàtiva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olímpic de Xàtiva led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.