Match Report
17 points for Independiente Res. (1st), 10 for San Martín San Juan Res. (22nd): a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for San Martín San Juan Res.: only 69th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 22nd. Per game in the league, Independiente Res. were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.88, San Martín San Juan Res. 0.88 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Independiente Res. came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. San Martín San Juan Res. had not won in 11 games. Over the last five, Independiente Res. had taken 15 of 15 points to San Martín San Juan Res.'s 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Independiente Res. win, 2 for San Martín San Juan Res., 1 draw, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
On the scoreboard, Independiente Res. led 2-0 at the break; 7 second-half goals set the final 9-0.
Goal scorers
Independiente Res.: Machuca M. (1'), Mirko Diaz (3'), Nahuel Junco (59'), Nahuel Junco (66'), Santino Viollaz (72'), Santino Viollaz (74'), Joel Medina (79'), T. Parmo (84'), T. Parmo (86')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Res. 59% · San Martín San Juan Res. 41% · Total shots: 33-6 · On target: 19-1 · Corners: 10-1