Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Instituto (9th, 21 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza (7th, 1 pts). The last five rounds placed Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza no better than 35th for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Instituto were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.06, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 2 and 2, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Instituto 0, draws 1, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 3, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón (capacity 57,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Instituto: Alex Luna (80')
Key stats
Possession: Instituto 48% · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 52% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 7-0 · Corners: 4-2