Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Portugalete 2nd on 70, Santutxu 17th on 38. Portugalete ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Santutxu 1.11 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Portugalete 1.58 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.26.
Santutxu's winless run stood at 7. 5 matches unbeaten backed Portugalete's arrival. From the last five rounds, Santutxu held 2 points of 15 and Portugalete 11.
The match was played at Estadio Mallona in Bilbao (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Santutxu led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.