Match Report
Estudiantes, 1st with 31 points, sat 22 points above Platense (13th, 9). Estudiantes had been under-performing their position — 42nd on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Estudiantes ran at 1.19 scored and 0.44 conceded, Platense at 0.9 and 1.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Estudiantes wins, 2 for Platense, 3 draws, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, capacity 32,530, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Estudiantes: Adolfo Gaich (19'), Guido Carrillo (90') · Platense: Guido Mainero (24')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes 57% · Platense 43% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 2-2