Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza (1st, 63 pts) and Defensores de Belgrano (10th, 48 pts). Defensores de Belgrano had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza were scoring 1.03 and conceding 0.53, Defensores de Belgrano 0.88 and 0.76, against a competition average of 0.9 goals per team per game.
Defensores de Belgrano carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have 4 wins to Defensores de Belgrano's 4, with 2 draws, at 0.9 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de Caseros (capacity 11,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Fermin Antonini (75')
Key stats
Possession: Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 63% · Defensores de Belgrano 37% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 9-1