Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Temperley 2nd with 46, Atlético Rafaela 7th with 39. On recent form Temperley sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Temperley were scoring 1.11 and conceding 0.81, Atlético Rafaela 0.74 and 0.74, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
Temperley carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Temperley had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Atlético Rafaela, 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Temperley win, 4 for Atlético Rafaela, 2 draws, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 71% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Alfredo Martín Beranger (capacity 31,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Temperley: Gabriel Hauche (52'), Fernando Brandán (90')
Key stats
Possession: Temperley 63% · Atlético Rafaela 37% · Total shots: 8-4 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 1-2