Match Report
Villarreal II, 22nd on 43 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Real Valladolid (2nd, 72). The last five rounds placed Real Valladolid no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Real Valladolid were scoring 1.21 and conceding 0.86, Villarreal II 0.98 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Real Valladolid in 9 games.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Real Valladolid, 2 by Villarreal II, 0 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. 80% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla in Valladolid, with room for 27,618 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.