Match Report
Independiente went into the game 5th in the table on 24 points; Racing Club sat 7th on 20 — a 4-point gap. Independiente had been under-performing their position — 48th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente 1.5 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Racing Club 1.21 and 1, with the league averaging 1.05.
Racing Club entered with three wins in a row. Over the last five, Independiente had taken 7 of 15 points to Racing Club's 13.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Independiente, 5 draws and 9 for Racing Club, at 1.85 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Only 30% of the meetings produced more than two goals. The recent editions have closed up — 1 goals per game over the last five against 1.85 all-time.
The referee was L. Rey Hilfer, with 100 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. Estadio Libertadores de América staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Independiente: Gabriel Ávalos (81')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente 50% · Racing Club 50% · Total shots: 8-10 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 6-4