Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — General Caballero JLM 1st with 50 points, Resistencia 9th with 32, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Resistencia: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, General Caballero JLM ran at 2.04 scored and 1.2 conceded, Resistencia at 1.08 and 1.2.
General Caballero JLM were unbeaten in 8.
Across 4 recorded meetings, General Caballero JLM have 1 win to Resistencia's 1, with 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
Estadio Leandro Ovelar, capacity 10,120, hosted the game. With 100 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, D. Ojeda was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: General Caballero JLM led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
General Caballero JLM: Jorge Colman (30'), Marcelo Paredes (43') · Resistencia: Aníbal Vega (75')
Key stats
Possession: General Caballero JLM 51% · Resistencia 49% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 8-1