Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — River Plate 1st with 29 points, Tigre 6th with 12, 17 apart. Recent form told a different story for Tigre: only 53rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Tigre ran at 0.88 scored and 0.63 conceded, River Plate at 1.57 and 0.71.
Defeat had followed defeat for River Plate — four in succession. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Tigre, 1/15 for River Plate.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 3 for Tigre, 3 for River Plate and 3 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 11% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, C. Gariano was the man in the middle. Estadio José Dellagiovanna staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,282. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Tigre: Ignacio Russo (79')
Key stats
Possession: Tigre 32% · River Plate 68% · Total shots: 5-9 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 2-4