Match Report
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, 2nd with 60 points, sat 39 points above Defensores Unidos (18th, 21). The last five rounds placed Defensores Unidos no better than 34th for form, against 18th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Defensores Unidos 0.5 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 1.03 and 0.65, with the league averaging 0.9.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Defensores Unidos, 1 draw and 3 for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, at 1.2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Gigante de Villa Fox in Zárate staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Estudiantes de Río Cuarto led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defensores Unidos: Martín José Giménez (48') · Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: Brian Orosco (12'), Gonzalo Maffini (28')
Key stats
Possession: Defensores Unidos 62% · Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 38% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-4