2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensores de Salto | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 3-5 |
| Mercedes | 3 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/9 | 0-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensores de Salto | 8 | 26 | 35 | -2 | WLDWL | 57 | -49 |
| Mercedes | 14 | 26 | 11 | -25 | LLLLL | 129 | -115 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2013-02-23
On paper the standings were lopsided — Defensores de Salto 8th with 35 points, Mercedes 14th with 11, 24 apart. On recent form Mercedes sat only 129th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.08/1.15 for Defensores de Salto and 0.54/1.5 for Mercedes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Estadio Carlos Testa in Salto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500.
