Match Report
Defensores de Belgrano went into the game 10th in the table on 48 points; Nueva Chicago sat 11th on 41 — a 7-point gap. Recent form flatters Defensores de Belgrano's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Defensores de Belgrano 0.88 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Nueva Chicago 0.79 and 0.97, with the league averaging 0.9.
Defeat had not touched Nueva Chicago in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Defensores de Belgrano, 11/15 for Nueva Chicago.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Defensores de Belgrano, 1 for Nueva Chicago and 5 drawn, at 0.86 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 14% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Pasquale (capacity 9,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defensores de Belgrano: Facundo Pons (41') · Nueva Chicago: Iván Maggi (31'), Emiliano Jorge Rubén Méndez (83')
Key stats
Possession: Defensores de Belgrano 43% · Nueva Chicago 57% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-4