Match Report
The table read 1st (Midland, 38 pts) against 10th (Liniers, 27 pts), 11 points apart. Liniers had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Midland 1.35 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Liniers 1.42 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.03.
Liniers came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Midland had taken 6 of 15 points to Liniers's 12.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Midland, 1 by Liniers, 2 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Ferrocarril Midland (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Midland: Francisco Molina (30'), Agustín Arias (46') · Liniers: Diego Guallama (32')
Key stats
Possession: Midland 54% · Liniers 46% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 6-5