Match Report
Level on 38 points, Central Ballester (16th) and Puerto Nuevo (17th) met as equals in the table. Central Ballester's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Central Ballester were scoring 0.97 and conceding 0.93, Puerto Nuevo 0.93 and 1.03, against a competition average of 0.94 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Central Ballester in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Central Ballester held 11 points of 15 and Puerto Nuevo 5.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for Central Ballester, 2 for Puerto Nuevo and 3 drawn, at 1.13 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Ciudad de Caseros, with room for 1,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Central Ballester: Julian Bernal (84'), B. Romero (90')
Key stats
Possession: Central Ballester 53% · Puerto Nuevo 47% · Total shots: 3-1 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 2-2