Match Report
The table read 8th (Colón, 20 pts) against 2nd (River Plate, 24 pts), 4 points apart. River Plate ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Colón 1.36 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, River Plate 1.71 and 1.14, with the league averaging 0.99.
River Plate's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Colón against 13/15 for River Plate.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Colón have 3 wins to River Plate's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.
The match was played at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Ciudad de Santa Fe (capacity 40,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Colón led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.