Match Report
29 points for Godoy Cruz (1st), 17 for Banfield (8th): a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Banfield: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Godoy Cruz 1.14 scored and 0.43 conceded per game, Banfield 1 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.05.
Godoy Cruz's winless run stood at 7. Banfield's winless run stood at 6.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Godoy Cruz 2, draws 5, Banfield 5, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza (capacity 40,268). On the scoreboard, Godoy Cruz led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Godoy Cruz: Salomón Rodríguez (3'), Mateo Mendoza (68'), Mateo Mendoza (78'), Juan Pérez (48')