Match Report
In the standings it was Independiente Petrolero 8th on 25 points, Guabirá 7th on 26 — separated by 1. Recent form flatters Independiente Petrolero's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente Petrolero 1.47 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Guabirá 1.61 and 1.78, with the league averaging 1.52.
Guabirá carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by Independiente Petrolero, 1 by Guabirá, 4 drawn, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The referee was B. Vera, with 11 matches in our database and 0.6 yellows per game on average. Estadio Olímpico Patria, capacity 32,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente Petrolero: Carlos Añez (39'), Gustavo Cristaldo (56'), Jorge Flores (69' og) · Guabirá: Pedro (20')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Petrolero 52% · Guabirá 48% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-5