Match Report
Palencia, 4th with 64 points, sat 40 points above Numancia II (18th, 24). Palencia's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Palencia 1.74 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Numancia II 0.76 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.18.
Momentum sat with Palencia, winners of their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Palencia had taken 10 of 15 points to Numancia II's 4.
Estadio La Nueva Balastera staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,070. On the scoreboard, Palencia led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.




