Match Report
Vélez Sarsfield went into the game 2nd in the table on 20 points; Estudiantes sat 1st on 31 — an 11-point gap. Estudiantes's recent output lagged their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Vélez Sarsfield were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.9, Estudiantes 1.19 and 0.44, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Vélez Sarsfield: five in a row.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 6 for Vélez Sarsfield, 5 for Estudiantes and 3 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio José Amalfitani (capacity 49,540). On the scoreboard, Vélez Sarsfield led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Vélez Sarsfield: Ronaldo Martínez (40')
Key stats
Possession: Vélez Sarsfield 45% · Estudiantes 55% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-1