Sporting won against UD Almería in El Molinón with a 3-1 result, leaving the Andalusian team without direct promotion and needing to secure the playoff in the last round. Sporting started with intention and generated the first arrivals, but soon the game became difficult for them after the first goal by Otero and, the second by Chirino in his own goal. Almería, with more ball but without impact, grew in waves, especially after the break, where they found the 2-1 through De la Fuente and came close to equalizing with several clear opportunities, including a shot on the crossbar by Dzodic in the final stretch. However, when it was most pressing, Sporting sealed the win with the goal of Pablo Vázquez, closing a duel in which the Asturians knew how to resist the visiting pressure and strike in the key moments, leaving Almería forced to play for everything in the last round.