Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rayo Vallecano (1st, 76 pts) held a 44-point advantage over Sevilla II (22nd, 32 pts). Sevilla II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Per game in the league, Rayo Vallecano were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.14, Sevilla II 0.69 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sevilla II — four in succession.
Estadio del Rayo Vallecano in Madrid, capacity 15,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.