Match Report
9 points and 7 places separated them: Independiente Rivadavia 14th with 8, Instituto 7th with 17. Recent form told a different story for Instituto: only 55th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. In league terms the two rates read 0.93/1.79 for Independiente Rivadavia and 1.29/1.21 for Instituto (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Independiente Rivadavia have 4 wins to Instituto's 5, with 8 draws, at 1.76 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 35% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 24% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in Mendoza (capacity 40,268). It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Independiente Rivadavia: Sebastián Villa (25') · Instituto: Damián Puebla (18')