| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unión Española | 12 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7/15 | 5-6 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/6 | 2-0 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unión Española | 16 | 6 | 8 | -2 | DDWWL | 11 | +5 |
| Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | WDDLW | 11 | +6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2006-04-10
Nothing between them on points: 8 each, with Unión Española 16th and Newell's Old Boys 17th. Recent form flatters Newell's Old Boys's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Unión Española ran at 0.5 scored and 0.83 conceded, Newell's Old Boys at 1.17 and 1.17.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
