Match Report
In the standings it was Atlético Rafaela 7th on 39 points, Defensores de Belgrano 13th on 29 — separated by 10. On recent form Defensores de Belgrano sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.74/0.74 for Atlético Rafaela and 0.7/0.89 for Defensores de Belgrano (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.97.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Atlético Rafaela 2, draws 5, Defensores de Belgrano 4, at 1.91 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 27% of meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Nuevo Monumental (capacity 26,535). With 87 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, M. Macheroni was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Rafaela 64% · Defensores de Belgrano 36% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 8-3