Match Report
Independiente Juniors (1st, 39 pts) visited 9 de Octubre (3rd, 37 pts) with 2 points between them. 9 de Octubre had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: 9 de Octubre 1 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Independiente Juniors 1.22 and 0.74, with the league averaging 0.93.
Independiente Juniors came in having won four on the spin. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for 9 de Octubre against 13/15 for Independiente Juniors.
Across 9 recorded meetings, 9 de Octubre have 1 win to Independiente Juniors's 4, with 4 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
9 de Octubre: Jhojan Riascos (24'), Ángel Lugo (87') · Independiente Juniors: Jeremías Pérez Tica (9'), J. Cuero (90')
Key stats
Possession: 9 de Octubre 50% · Independiente Juniors 50%