Match Report
In the standings it was Libertad 8th on 38 points, Universidad Católica 4th on 45 — separated by 7. Universidad Católica had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Libertad were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.11, Universidad Católica 1.71 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Libertad had won three straight. Universidad Católica had not lost in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for Libertad, 2 for Universidad Católica and 4 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
O. Contreras officiated: 39 games logged, averaging 2.6 yellow cards each. The venue was Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, with room for 14,935 spectators. Libertad led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Libertad: Vilington Branda (40'), Enrique Rafael Caicedo Borja (67') · Universidad Católica: Saenddy Said Yánez Zambrano (85')
Key stats
Possession: Libertad 34% · Universidad Católica 66% · Total shots: 18-16 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 5-5