Match Report
Argentino Merlo went into the game 13th in the table on 44 points; Real Pilar sat 7th on 58 — a 14-point gap. Argentino Merlo's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Argentino Merlo 0.89 scored and 1 conceded per game, Real Pilar 1.11 and 0.97, with the league averaging 0.99.
Argentino Merlo had gone 5 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Argentino Merlo, 2 for Real Pilar and 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
Estadio Juan Carlos Brieva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Real Pilar: Facundo Pansardi (65')
Key stats
Possession: Argentino Merlo 46% · Real Pilar 54% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 3-3