Soccer betting preview: Centro Español welcomes Central Ballester in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Argentina Primera D Metropolitana
Competition: Sat 18.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Ituzaingó (7000 seats)

Central Ballester have journeyed here for an interesting fight versus the home team Centro Español. Read up on the game with this thorough Primera D Metropolitana preview!

Insights:
  • Centro Español have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primera D Metropolitana
  • Central Ballester have yet to win a game away.

This looks to be an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Centro Español form and stats

Only two Primera D Metropolitana home games for Centro Español so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The Centro Español goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 397 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera D Metropolitana.

Happy days for Español in their previous game, a fixture away at Yupanqui (placed 7th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. The exact score 2-0 has "struck" the home side three league games in a row!

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mercedes in a game that was won 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Centro Español perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Centro Español as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Centro Español has won 5 of these, drawn 5 and lost 5.

Early season league goal statistics from Centro Español's 2 home games: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Central Ballester form and stats

The Primera D Metropolitana season is young and Central Ballester have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Visiting Ballester has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Central Ballester goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Central Ballester won their last game, 1-0 versus Mercedes played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Deportivo Paraguayo.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ballester playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 5 Central Ballester wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Central Ballester's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Español six wins, two draws and Central Ballester two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Centro Español missing players

Central Ballester missing players

Centro Español Central Ballester
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 3 6
4 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
1 1 1 Drew D 0 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
8 2 0 Scored S 0 1 6
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 6 6
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
80% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 50%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 17%
80% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 67%
20% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 33%
 
3.8 4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 2.8
4.6 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 4.4
2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 3.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.6 2.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.7 7.2
3.2 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.8
50% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 36%
 
8.4 4 2 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 9.6
2.2 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.7 4
Key stats in Primera D Metropolitana this season:
  • Central Ballester have yet to win a game away.
  • Centro Español have not yet lost a game.
  • Centro Español have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Centro Español have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primera D Metropolitana
  • Centro Español have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Primera D Metropolitana
  • Centro Español have the the best goal difference (+7) in Primera D Metropolitana
  • Centro Español is in the best form (4-1-0) in Primera D Metropolitana

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Centro Español 5 4 1 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 6 1 7 13
2 Deportivo Muniz 6 3 2 1 9 6 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 11
3 Central Ballester 6 3 2 1 6 6 3 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 1 6 0 11
4 Argentino Rosario 6 3 1 2 7 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 10
5 Defensores de Cambaceres 5 2 2 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 8
6 Lugano 5 1 3 1 6 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 6
7 Yupanqui 6 1 3 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 3 5 -3 6
8 Sportivo Barracas 5 1 2 2 4 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 5
9 Juventud Unida G. 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
10 Deportivo Paraguayo 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 2
11 Mercedes 5 0 2 3 3 9 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 2