Match Report
The table read 10th (Jalapa, 4 pts) against 7th (Matagalpa, 9 pts), 5 points apart. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Jalapa ran at 0.44 scored and 1.56 conceded, Matagalpa at 0.44 and 1.78.
Jalapa arrived off four straight defeats.
9 meetings are on record — 6 won by Jalapa, 3 by Matagalpa, 0 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Matagalpa: Randy Benavides (69')
Key stats
Possession: Jalapa 50% · Matagalpa 50% · Total shots: 9-6 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-8