Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Deportivo Merlo 9th with 28 points, Fénix 21st with 13, 15 apart. Fénix had been under-performing their position — 42nd on five-round form against 21st in the table. Per game in the league, Deportivo Merlo were scoring 0.8 and conceding 0.85, Fénix 0.75 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
15 games without a win framed Fénix's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Deportivo Merlo, 4 for Fénix and 1 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 83% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
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
Fénix: Iván Gauna (86')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Merlo 60% · Fénix 40% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 7-7