The subsidiaries choke on Heliodorus

After more than three years, Tenerife will face a subsidiary (Real Sociedad B), who over the years have not had a good time on the island. Capable of the best and the worst, The so-called B teams have played a total of 88 matches against Tenerife with a balance of 53 island wins, 23 draws and only 12 away victories (13% effective).

The most recent duel against this type of rivals at Rodríguez López was with Sevilla Atlético, on April 8, 2018, and the statistics were met as the Tenerife team won 2-0 thanks to goals from Álex Mula and Malbasic. The last to win on the island was Barcelona B, in January of that same year, 1-3.

Valencia B was the first to play for Heliodoro and also the first to lose. The Valencian box was released on November 29, 1953 with a hard blow: 4-0. However, on his next visit two years later, he pulled out his thorn and won 1-2, in both cases in the Second Division.

Throughout all the confrontations, the only ones who knew how to win, in addition to the young people of the che team (who repeated joy in 64/65), they were Bilbao Athletic (0-1, season 79/80 and 83/84), Barcelona B (in 81/82, 87/88, 2010/2011 and 2017/18), Malaga B (0-1, in 2003/2004), Real Madrid Castilla (0-1 in 2006), Villarreal B (0-1, in 2011) and Sporting B, the penultimate to conquer the island, in January 2012.

There have been 17 affiliates that played Tenerife at some point in history, with the Blaugranas and Madrid’s being the ones who came the most times, with 14 and 13 visits. It was the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons that saw the most encounters with this type of rivals, with a total of five.

The broadest score was the one achieved in 1957 by defeating Valencia B 6-1, while Barcelona B’s 1-4 in 2011 was the hardest against Tenerife. The Real B, next visitor, has not won in any of its five visits.