Match Report
13 points and 9 places separated them: Excursionistas 4th with 45, Deportivo Merlo 13th with 32. Deportivo Merlo had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 13th in the table.
Excursionistas carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Excursionistas had taken 11 of 15 points to Deportivo Merlo's 5.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Excursionistas, 2 for Deportivo Merlo and 0 drawn, at 3.67 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 83% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Goal scorers
Excursionistas: Maximo Blanco (3'), Alan Espeche (35'), Matias Polvera (43'), Willian Giménez (82'), Miguel López (85')
Key stats
Possession: Excursionistas 60% · Deportivo Merlo 40% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 4-1