Match Report
The table read 3rd (Sivasspor, 6 pts) against 1st (Villarreal, 16 pts), 10 points apart. On recent form Sivasspor sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sivasspor 1.5 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Villarreal 2.83 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.55.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Villarreal, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in Sivas, capacity 25,745, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.