Match Report
Magallanes, 5th with 36 points, sat 18 points above Deportes Santa Cruz (15th, 18). Recent form flatters Deportes Santa Cruz's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Magallanes 1.65 scored and 1.61 conceded per game, Deportes Santa Cruz 1.09 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.34.
Over the last five, Magallanes had taken 10 of 15 points to Deportes Santa Cruz's 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 6 Magallanes wins, 2 for Deportes Santa Cruz, 1 draw, at 3.22 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 78% of the meetings.
Estadio Municipal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Magallanes: Matías Fredes (74')
Key stats
Possession: Magallanes 50% · Deportes Santa Cruz 50% · Total shots: 19-9 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 3-5