Match Report
In the standings it was Defensa y Justicia 10th on 19 points, Independiente Rivadavia 6th on 27 — separated by 8. Recent form told a different story for Defensa y Justicia: only 57th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.38 for Defensa y Justicia and 1.25/1.06 for Independiente Rivadavia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.98.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Defensa y Justicia. Independiente Rivadavia had gone 10 games without a win.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Defensa y Justicia 1, draws 7, Independiente Rivadavia 4, at 4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 92%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.8 goals per game across the last five against 4 historically.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, Independiente Rivadavia led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Independiente Rivadavia: Matías Fernández (14'), Sheyko Studer (69')
Key stats
Possession: Defensa y Justicia 66% · Independiente Rivadavia 34% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-2