Match Report
23 points for Platense (6th), 17 for Godoy Cruz (9th): a 6-point gap. Platense's recent output lagged their position: 59th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Platense were scoring 0.81 and conceding 0.69, Godoy Cruz 0.5 and 1.13, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Godoy Cruz. The last-five ledger: Platense 6/15, Godoy Cruz 0/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Platense wins, 4 for Godoy Cruz, 3 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. In 78% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, capacity 31,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Godoy Cruz led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Platense: Franco Baldassarra (55') · Godoy Cruz: Nicolás Fernández (10'), Daniel Barrea (67'), Facundo Altamira (90')
Key stats
Possession: Platense 73% · Godoy Cruz 27% · Total shots: 25-10 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 7-4