Match Report
25 points for Independiente Petrolero (10th), 27 for Blooming (8th): a 2-point gap. Independiente Petrolero ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Independiente Petrolero ran at 1.35 scored and 1.75 conceded, Blooming at 1.5 and 1.1.
Blooming had gone 5 games without a win.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Independiente Petrolero 2, draws 0, Blooming 3, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 100% of the meetings won by the home side. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Estadio Olímpico Patria staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,000. On the scoreboard, Blooming led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Independiente Petrolero: Willie (59'), Rodrigo Rivas (51'), Alan Mercado (81') · Blooming: Bayron Garcés (25')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Petrolero 51% · Blooming 49% · Total shots: 12-24 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 5-4