Match Report
Real Oviedo, 1st with 80 points, sat 44 points above Tropezón (19th, 36). Recent form told a different story for Real Oviedo: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Real Oviedo were scoring 2.03 and conceding 0.82, Tropezón 1 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Real Oviedo had not lost in 8 games. Six consecutive defeats weighed on Tropezón. The last-five ledger: Real Oviedo 13/15, Tropezón 0/15.
Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.