Match Report
The table read 16th (Rangers, 15 pts) against 15th (Deportes Santa Cruz, 18 pts), 3 points apart. Recent form flatters Rangers's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Rangers were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.61, Deportes Santa Cruz 1.09 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Rangers had been beaten in three straight games. A win had eluded Deportes Santa Cruz for 8 matches.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Rangers, 3 draws and 3 for Deportes Santa Cruz, at 3.22 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 78%.
The match was played at Estadio Fiscal de Talca (capacity 8,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Deportes Santa Cruz: Felipe Orellana (70')
Key stats
Possession: Rangers 58% · Deportes Santa Cruz 42% · Total shots: 19-15 · On target: 0-1 · Corners: 7-8