Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Xerez 7th with 41 points, Rota 16th with 19, 22 apart. Xerez's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Rota were scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.77, Xerez 1.2 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Rota — seven in succession. The last-five ledger: Rota 0/15, Xerez 7/15.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal Alcalde Navarro Flores (capacity 5,000). Xerez led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rota: Dani Güiza (73') · Xerez: Álvaro Rey (33')
Key stats
Possession: Rota 43% · Xerez 57% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-5