Match Report
Des Moines Menace went into the game 3rd in the table on 16 points; Santafé Wanderers sat 2nd on 23 — a 7-point gap. Des Moines Menace ranked just 86th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.87 goals per team per game, Des Moines Menace ran at 1.67 scored and 1.75 conceded, Santafé Wanderers at 2.58 and 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Des Moines Menace, 1 for Santafé Wanderers and 1 drawn, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Valley Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,200. On the scoreboard, Santafé Wanderers led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Santafé Wanderers: 3 goals with no recorded scorer