Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Independiente Rivadavia (9th, 56 pts) and Temperley (26th, 41 pts). Temperley's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 26th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/0.94 for Independiente Rivadavia and 0.94/1.14 for Temperley (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
Temperley had gone 8 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Independiente Rivadavia win, 3 for Temperley, 0 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 100% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in Mendoza (capacity 40,268). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Independiente Rivadavia led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.