Match Report
In the standings it was Estudiantes 1st on 31 points, Independiente 5th on 24 — separated by 7. Estudiantes ranked just 46th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Estudiantes were scoring 1.19 and conceding 0.44, Independiente 1.5 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Estudiantes, 5 draws and 3 for Independiente, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,530. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente: Gabriel Ávalos (76'), Santiago Montiel (82')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes 60% · Independiente 40% · Total shots: 15-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-5