Match Report
The table read 1st (Firpo, 50 pts) against 3rd (Alianza, 44 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Firpo: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Firpo were scoring 2.23 and conceding 1.18, Alianza 1.68 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Firpo had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Alianza, 12.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Firpo have 1 win to Alianza's 7, with 5 draws, at 2.23 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Alianza led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Firpo: M. Ferreira (72'), Cristian Gil (90') · Alianza: Alejandro Henríquez (16')
Key stats
Possession: Firpo 60% · Alianza 40% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 8-1