Perhaps a welcome break from league football as San Martín San Juan & Vélez Sarsfield face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vélez Sarsfield, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Martín and Vélez Sarsfield.
San Martín San Juan form and stats
San Martín San Juan was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Argentina.Martín faced defeat in their previous match, away at Club Atletico Guemes (0-4). As you see from the result above, San Martín San Juan suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Patronato.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera B Nacional game versus Deportivo Moron in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the round of 16.Sarsfield had fun at their own home (Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez) last time out, beating Arsenal de Sarandi 1-0. Castro scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Bravo when Castro scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute. Burián (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.64. Burián topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a Superliga defeat before that one as the away game against Tigre wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for San Martín San Juan, zero draws and two wins for Vélez Sarsfield. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 4 goals |  S. González Valdéz 3 goals | B. Borasi 3 goals |
San Martín San Juan missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| San Martín San Juan | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 6 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 44% | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 37% | ||
| 6.9 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
