Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Real Zaragoza (3rd, 65 pts) and Numancia (20th, 50 pts). The last five rounds placed Real Zaragoza no better than 19th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Real Zaragoza were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.26, Numancia 1.07 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Real Zaragoza came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Real Zaragoza 5, draws 5, Numancia 5, at 2.47 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals. Where history says 2.47 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.4.
Estadio de la Romareda in Zaragoza, capacity 34,596, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.