Match Report
29 points for Central Norte de Salta (15th), 41 for Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta (6th): a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Central Norte de Salta 0.7 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 1.04 and 0.93, with the league averaging 0.97.
Momentum sat with Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Central Norte de Salta had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Central Norte de Salta wins, 0 for Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, 2 draws, at 0.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
M. Manduca officiated: 29 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. The venue was Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, with room for 34,901 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Central Norte de Salta 45% · Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 55% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 5-3