Match Report
In the standings it was Marathón 1st on 7 points, Victoria 10th on 14 — separated by 7. On recent form Victoria sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Marathón 0.75 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Victoria 1.15 and 2.1, with the league averaging 1.46.
Victoria entered with four losses in a row. Over the last five, Marathón had taken 10 of 15 points to Victoria's 3.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 5 for Marathón, 3 for Victoria and 6 drawn, at 1.93 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 21% of the meetings went to the host.
Estadio Yankel Rosenthal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Marathón: Rubilio Castillo (50'), Rubilio Castillo (82')
Key stats
Possession: Marathón 60% · Victoria 40% · Total shots: 2-0 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 8-6