Match Report
Sarmiento went into the game 2nd in the table on 16 points; Tigre sat 10th on 18 — a 2-point gap. Tigre ranked just 52nd in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.78/1.44 for Sarmiento and 1.21/1 for Tigre (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Tigre had not won in 11 games. Sarmiento had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Tigre, 3.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sarmiento, 2 by Tigre, 5 drawn, at 1.56 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Historically tight: 11% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín (capacity 22,000). Sarmiento led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento: Nicolás Pasquini (10')
Key stats
Possession: Sarmiento 48% · Tigre 52% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-6