Match Report
Independiente, 5th with 24 points, sat 15 points above Deportivo Riestra (9th, 9). On recent form Deportivo Riestra sat only 46th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Deportivo Riestra ran at 1 scored and 0.88 conceded, Independiente at 1.5 and 1.25.
Deportivo Riestra had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Deportivo Riestra 1/15, Independiente 10/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Deportivo Riestra win, 2 for Independiente, 1 draw, at 1.5 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
Estadio Guillermo Laza staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Deportivo Riestra led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Riestra: Mariano Bracamonte (13'), Pedro Ramírez (80')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Riestra 31% · Independiente 69% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-3