Match Report
19 points for San Martín San Juan (10th), 22 for Gimnasia La Plata (7th): a 3-point gap. San Martín San Juan had been under-performing their position — 52nd on five-round form against 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: San Martín San Juan 0.81 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gimnasia La Plata 0.88 and 1, with the league averaging 0.98.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 San Martín San Juan wins, 3 for Gimnasia La Plata, 1 draw, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez in San Juan, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
San Martín San Juan: Marco Iacobellis (54')
Key stats
Possession: San Martín San Juan 46% · Gimnasia La Plata 54% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-4