Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Villa Dálmine 4th on 60, Deportivo Merlo 14th on 39. Deportivo Merlo had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Deportivo Merlo ran at 1.03 scored and 1.45 conceded, Villa Dálmine at 1.06 and 0.48.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Deportivo Merlo, 1 for Villa Dálmine and 1 drawn, at 1.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio José Manuel Moreno (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Merlo: Rodrigo Hernández (35') · Villa Dálmine: Nicolás Agorreca (20'), Tomás Ponzo (73')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Merlo 52% · Villa Dálmine 48% · Total shots: 7-7 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 8-1