Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Douglas Haig 1st with 31 points, El Linqueño 5th with 7, 24 apart. El Linqueño's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: El Linqueño 0.8 scored and 0.4 conceded per game, Douglas Haig 1.22 and 0.83, with the league averaging 0.95.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on El Linqueño.
6 meetings are on record — 0 won by El Linqueño, 4 by Douglas Haig, 2 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
Estadio Leonardo Costa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: El Linqueño led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
El Linqueño: Facundo Ferraro (40'), M. Pavón Zárate (59')
Key stats
Possession: El Linqueño 40% · Douglas Haig 60% · Total shots: 6-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-6