Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vélez Sarsfield & Independiente Rivadavia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Independiente Rivadavia have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they had a match only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Patronato.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Argentina.Sarsfield drew their last game, 1-1 away at Patronato. Vélez Sarsfield's goalie Hoyos played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Patronato with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Garayalde got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Garayalde served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 52 successful passes (of 59 total).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sarsfield as they have a new game in only four days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Platense are visiting.
Independiente Rivadavia form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the 16th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Independiente Rivadavia so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Independiente Rivadavia, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Atlanta last time out.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Estudiantes Caseros in the Primera B Nacional.Independiente have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Independiente Rivadavia have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  M. Quiroga 7 goals | F. Coronel 4 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Independiente Rivadavia missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Independiente Rivadavia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Belgrano | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Brown de Adrogue | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 3 | San Martin Tucuman | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | All Boys | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Instituto | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Almagro | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Chacarita Juniors | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Independiente Rivadavia | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Guillermo Brown | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Estudiantes Caseros | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Chaco For Ever | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 13 | Deportivo Madryn | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | San Martin San Juan | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 15 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Agropecuario | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 18 | Defensores de Belgrano | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 19 | Deportivo Maipu | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 20 | Quilmes | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 21 | Deportivo Riestra | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
| 22 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 23 | Alvarado | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 | Atlanta | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 25 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 26 | Club Atletico Guemes | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 19 |
| 27 | Almirante Brown | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 28 | Deportivo Moron | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 29 | Temperley | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 30 | Atletico Rafaela | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 31 | Atletico Mitre | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 32 | Sacachispas | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 33 | San Telmo | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 34 | Flandria | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 35 | Villa Dalmine | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 36 | Tristan Suarez | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 10 |
| 37 | Deportivo Santamarina | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 10 |
