Match Report
Atletico Mitre, 6th on 52 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Independiente Rivadavia (1st, 68). CA Mitre had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Per game in the league, Atletico Mitre were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.09, Independiente Rivadavia 1.5 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Independiente Rivadavia, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Atletico Mitre have 3 wins to Independiente Rivadavia's 2, with 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
F. Llobet took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. Estadio Aurinegro in Santiago del Estero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,500. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.