Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Independiente Rivadavia (1st, 68 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Gimnasia Jujuy (10th, 44 pts). The last five rounds placed Independiente Rivadavia no better than 6th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Independiente Rivadavia ran at 1.5 scored and 0.97 conceded, Gimnasia Jujuy at 1.06 and 1.18.
Across 18 recorded meetings, Independiente Rivadavia have 6 wins to Gimnasia Jujuy's 4, with 8 draws, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 39% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 3.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.22 historically.
The venue was Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in Mendoza, with room for 40,268 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.