| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estudiantes | 10 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8/15 | 4-3 |
| Deportivo Quito | 3 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6/9 | 4-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estudiantes | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | DWWLW | 6 | +2 |
| Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 8 | -3 | LWLWD | 15 | +3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-03-19
Estudiantes went into the game 8th in the table on 10 points; Deportivo Quito sat 18th on 8 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Estudiantes were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.67, Deportivo Quito 1 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
The venue was Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Estudiantes led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.
