Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Real Madrid II 6th with 58 points, Rayo Vallecano II 17th with 43, 15 apart. Rayo Vallecano II ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.58 for Rayo Vallecano II and 1.55/1.05 for Real Madrid II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Defeat had followed defeat for Rayo Vallecano II — three in succession.
The venue was Ciudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano Campo 5 in Madrid, with room for 2,500 spectators. S. Escriche Guzmán officiated: 41 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.