Top-ranking Defensores Unidos come to Cañuelas after their 0-0-result versus Cañuelas. Get out our comprehensive preview!
- Cañuelas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Primera B Metropolitana
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 Cañuelas and Defensores Unidos.
Cañuelas form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Cañuelas have to build on here at Estadio Jorge Alfredo Arín in the Primera B Metropolitana.
The Cañuelas goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 317 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera B Metropolitana.
The spoils were shared in Cañuelas's previous game, also at home. Visiting Defensores Unidos travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a win away at UAI Urquiza.This is expected to be a close game, with Cañuelas perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cañuelas as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Cañuelas has won 9 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
Cañuelas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Cañuelas's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Defensores Unidos form and stats
Defensores Unidos have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, after 1-5-2 (8 played).
Defensores has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cañuelas for a 0-0 draw.
Before that, Defensores Unidos secured a home win against Argentino Quilmes with the score 4-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Defensores Unidos playing away and similar expectations, we found 21 relevant matches. Results were 7 Defensores Unidos wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the contenders played each other previously this campaign; Cañuelas - Defensores Unidos 0-0. Mendoza (Cañuelas) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last met. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Cañuelas, two draws and five wins for Defensores Unidos. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Velázquez 11 goals |  F. Krüger 10 goals | F. Laumann 7 goals |
Cañuelas missing players
Defensores Unidos missing players
| Cañuelas | Defensores Unidos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 39 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 42 |
| 36 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 67% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 65% | 73% |
| 36% | 41% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 41% | 45% |
| 24% | 24% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | 21% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 48% | 41% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 61% |
| 30% | 41% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 27% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 35% | 27% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10.4 | 11.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 30% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 35% |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Cañuelas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Defensores Unidos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Armenio | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Colegiales | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | San Miguel | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Ituzaingo | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Defensores Unidos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Villa San Carlos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Acassuso | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Cañuelas | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Deportivo Merlo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Talleres Remedios | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Comunicaciones | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Andes | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | UAI Urquiza | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Dock Sud | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Fenix | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Argentino Quilmes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | JJ Urquiza | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 10 |
