Match Report
6 points and 5 places separated them: San Marcos 9th with 30, Magallanes 4th with 36. San Marcos had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: San Marcos 1.14 scored and 0.91 conceded per game, Magallanes 1.65 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.33.
San Marcos had been beaten in five straight games. Magallanes had been beaten in four straight games.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for San Marcos, 2 for Magallanes and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, capacity 17,786, hosted the game. San Marcos led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
San Marcos: Camilo Melivilú (42'), Evans Benavides (46')
Key stats
Possession: San Marcos 53% · Magallanes 47% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-3