Match Report
Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza went into the game level on 16 points, 3rd against 1st in the table. The last five rounds placed Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza no better than 7th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Instituto were scoring 1 and conceding 0.63, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 1.75 and 0.88, 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