Reserve League match preview and statistics: River Plate Res. fight Vélez Sársfield Res.

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

River Plate Res. will battle it out with Vélez Sársfield Res. in this Reserve League game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • River Plate Res. is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the fewest scored goals (1) in Reserve League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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River Plate Res. form and stats

River Plate Res. have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Reserve League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as River has won four games in a row. The Colon Res. match was the last time out without a victory.

River enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Godoy Cruz Res.'s place. The match ended 1-0.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Huracán Res..

The River fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. River have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats

No Reserve League points yet away for Vélez Sársfield Res., from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sársfield have lost on their last two travels.

Vélez Sársfield Res. might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Colon Res. proved too strong as Vélez Sársfield Res. slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans.

Prior to that match, the Sársfield manager faced defeat when travelling to Atletico Tucuman Res. and losing 0-3.

Vélez Sársfield Res. have the goal stats of 0-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

River Plate Res.-Vélez Sársfield Res. H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: River Plate Res. one win, Vélez Sársfield Res. one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

River Plate Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

River Plate Res. Vélez Sársfield Res.
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 11 3 Played P 3 9 18
15 7 3 Won W 2 2 6
3 2 0 Drew D 1 3 5
2 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
38 24 5 Scored S 4 9 20
16 11 0 Conceded C 2 16 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
70% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 89% 89%
45% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 50%
20% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 11%
15% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 50%
45% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 28%
5% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 28%
 
4.5 3.8 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 7.9 6.5
4.9 5.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.2 3.5
1.7 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 3.8 3.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.9 12.7 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 11 10.8
4.7 5.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 5
42% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 21% 22%
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • River Plate Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • River Plate Res. have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • River Plate Res. have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sársfield Res. have scored away.
  • River Plate Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • River Plate Res. is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the fewest scored goals (1) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 5 4 1 0 11 3 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 8 13
2 River Plate Res. 5 4 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 12
3 Banfield Res. 5 4 0 1 10 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 3 0 0 6 3 4 12
4 Estudiantes La Plata Res 5 3 2 0 10 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 7 3 4 11
5 Colon Res. 5 3 1 1 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 5 1 3 10
6 Lanús Res. 5 3 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 10
7 Platense Res. 5 3 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 9
8 Argentinos Juniors Res. 5 3 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 2 6 -1 9
9 Rosario Central Res. 5 2 2 1 13 8 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 0 2 1 6 7 5 8
10 Sarmiento Res. 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 8
11 Patronato Res. 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 7
12 San Lorenzo Res. 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
13 Defensa y Justicia Res. 5 2 1 2 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 6 3 1 1 1 2 4 -6 7
14 Atletico Tucuman Res. 5 1 3 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 6
15 Newell's Old Boys Res. 5 2 0 3 7 10 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 6
16 Aldosivi Res. 5 2 0 3 6 9 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 6
17 Independiente Res. 5 1 2 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 5
18 Arsenal Res. 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 5
19 Talleres Cordoba Res. 5 1 2 2 5 8 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 5
20 Boca Juniors Res. 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 4
21 Huracán Res. 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 4
22 Unión Santa Fe Res. 5 1 1 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 4
23 Godoy Cruz Res. 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
24 Racing Club Res. 5 0 3 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 4 -3 3
25 Vélez Sársfield Res. 5 0 2 3 1 9 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 2
26 Central Córdoba SdE Res. 5 0 0 5 3 8 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0

Read more about Reserve League

The Argentina Reserve League is a reserve team league that feature reserve lineups from many of the biggest football clubs in Argentina. It currently has 26 teams who play each other once for a total of 25 fixtures per team. The final league table is complete in April.