Match Report
In the standings it was Deportivo Maipú 3rd on 63 points, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 4th on 55 — separated by 8. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Maipú: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Deportivo Maipú were scoring 1.35 and conceding 0.91, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0.94 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Estudiantes Río Cuarto had drawn three in a row.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Deportivo Maipú, 1 by Estudiantes Río Cuarto, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Omar Higinio Sperdutti in Maipú staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Estudiantes Río Cuarto led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.