About Match
In the standings it is Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 1st on 16 points, Independiente Rivadavia 2nd on 28 — separated by 12. On recent form Independiente Rivadavia sit only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza score 1.75 and conceding 0.88, Independiente Rivadavia 1.5 and 0.86, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Independiente Rivadavia on 31 points and up to 1st, overtaking Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, other results permitting.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza have 3 wins to Independiente Rivadavia's 2, with 0 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 100% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie in Mendoza stages the fixture, a ground that holds 40,268.