Match Report
Resistencia, 6th on 40 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Rubio Ñú (1st, 60). Recent form told a different story for Resistencia: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Rubio Ñú were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.7, Resistencia 1.53 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Rubio Ñú carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Rubio Ñú against 5/15 for Resistencia.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Rubio Ñú, 1 draw and 1 for Resistencia, at 4 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Estadio Don Eduardo Acosta Caballero, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rubio Ñú led 4-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Rubio Ñú: Derlis Mereles (33'), Juan Giménez (35'), Cesar Villagra (14'), Mariano Ramos (20') · Resistencia: Rodrigo Vera (49')
Key stats
Possession: Rubio Ñú 49% · Resistencia 51% · Total shots: 10-21 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 5-9