Colón are receiving Vélez Sarsfield for yet another very important game following their 0-2 result against 23rd-placed Talleres Córdoba.
- Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sarsfield have scored away.
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.
Colón form and stats
Colón have played 3 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 288 minutes without scoring a league goal. Abila was the last player to find the net.
The Colón supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Copa Libertadores duel also played here at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López: A 0-2 defeat against Talleres Córdoba.
A Superliga defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Godoy Cruz.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Colón have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 7.
Colón has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The Superliga season is young and Vélez Sarsfield 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.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to River Plate in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores fixture ended 0-0.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Atletico Tucuman.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vélez Sarsfield playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Vélez Sarsfield wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 16 of this team's last 20 league fixtures have had two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sarsfield have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought before this season: Colón - Vélez Sarsfield 1-2. Head to head statistics (for the previous seven meetings): Colón won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Vélez Sarsfield managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  L. Rodríguez 4 goals | R. Ábila 4 goals |
Colón missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Colón | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 25 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 70% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 30% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 60% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 40% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 13.1 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 14% | 22% |
| 12.2 | 10.7 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
- Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sarsfield have scored away.
- Colón have won significantly more corners at home than 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 La Plata | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Platense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Banfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Huracan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Racing Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Atletico Tucuman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Union Santa Fe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Patronato | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Estudiantes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Independiente | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Tigre | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 22 | Colón | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 23 | Talleres Córdoba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 24 | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 25 | Lanus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 26 | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 27 | Rosario Central | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
