Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Ferro Carril Oeste 16th on 47, Deportivo Santamarina 36th on 29. Deportivo Santamarina had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 25th in the league over the last five rounds against 36th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/0.94 for Ferro Carril Oeste and 0.81/1.61 for Deportivo Santamarina (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
Deportivo Santamarina were winless in 13. Ferro Carril Oeste had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Deportivo Santamarina, 2.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Ferro Carril Oeste, 2 for Deportivo Santamarina and 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry in Capital Federal, with room for 24,442 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.