Match Report
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, 1st with 63 points, sat 42 points above Defensores Unidos (18th, 21). On recent form Defensores Unidos sat only 34th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 18th overall. Against a league average of 0.9 goals per team per game, Defensores Unidos ran at 0.5 scored and 1.53 conceded, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza at 1.03 and 0.53.
Defensores Unidos's winless run stood at 15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Defensores Unidos, 1 draw and 2 for Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, at 2.2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Gigante de Villa Fox in Zárate, with room for 6,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Facundo Lencioni (63')
Key stats
Possession: Defensores Unidos 51% · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 49% · Total shots: 10-3 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 7-5