Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Huracán and Vélez Sarsfield

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó (48314 seats)

Huracán are eager to increase their points at home in this upcoming game vs Vélez Sarsfield.

Insights:
  • Huracán have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Superliga

This is a local fight, usually meaning more pressure and importance.

This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Huracán form and stats

The total Superliga results at home this season for Huracán are 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Huracán hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Huracán, Instituto, Gimnasia La Plata, Independiente, Colon, Tigre, Arsenal de Sarandi, Banfield and Unión Santa Fe), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Huracán are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, having lost their two previous games here.

A strong away win for Huracán against Platense the last match, as Cóccaro were on target. This was their first victory after eleven consecutive league games without winning! Defender Soto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.31/10. Soto won 6 of 9 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Talleres Córdoba (0-1).

It should be taken into account that a look at the 12 most recent league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Huracán have scored {9 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

Vélez Sarsfield have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-3-7 (12 played). The last three matches for Sarsfield have all ended in a draw.

Vélez Sarsfield's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Unión Santa Fe that finished 0-0. Midfielder Ortega was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Ortega hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Before that game, 2-2 away against San Martin San Juan (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in the Copa Argentina.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this team's most recent 13 league matches have had two or less goals.

The attacking power of Vélez Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sarsfield have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road. When Vélez Sarsfield is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Instituto, Gimnasia La Plata, Independiente, Colon, Tigre, Arsenal de Sarandi, Vélez Sarsfield, Banfield and Unión Santa Fe.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Huracán, six draws and two wins for Vélez Sarsfield. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

HuracánN. Cordero
N. Cordero
4 goals
Vélez SarsfieldL. Janson
L. Janson
4 goals
HuracánM. Cóccaro Ferreira
M. Cóccaro Ferreira
3 goals

Huracán missing players

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Huracán Vélez Sarsfield
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 3 12 26
5 3 2 Won W 0 2 5
7 4 0 Drew D 0 3 12
14 5 1 Lost L 3 7 9
17 9 5 Scored S 2 8 24
29 13 4 Conceded C 5 15 26
85% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 77%
50% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 58%
23% 25% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 35%
8% 8% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
8% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
31% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 46%
23% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 35%
62% 58% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 42%
 
4.7 5.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.9 4.3
3.8 2.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.9 4.8
2.3 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.1
5 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.5 12.6 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.7 10.4
3.3 4.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.2
20% 18% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 23% 29%
 
11.2 9.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 11.3 10.8
3.7 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.5
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Huracán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Huracán have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 26 18 4 4 48 19 12 11 0 1 24 6 14 7 4 3 24 13 29 58
2 Talleres Córdoba 26 14 7 5 41 22 14 7 4 3 18 10 12 7 3 2 23 12 19 49
3 San Lorenzo 26 12 10 4 23 11 14 8 5 1 12 2 12 4 5 3 11 9 12 46
4 Defensa y Justicia 26 12 8 6 36 21 14 7 5 2 21 11 12 5 3 4 15 10 15 44
5 Lanus 25 11 9 5 35 25 12 8 2 2 18 9 13 3 7 3 17 16 10 42
6 Estudiantes 26 11 9 6 32 22 14 7 5 2 22 10 12 4 4 4 10 12 10 42
7 Rosario Central 26 10 11 5 36 29 14 9 5 0 27 11 12 1 6 5 9 18 7 41
8 Argentinos Juniors 26 11 7 8 29 19 12 7 3 2 22 10 14 4 4 6 7 9 10 40
9 Boca Juniors 25 11 5 9 29 23 13 7 3 3 17 9 12 4 2 6 12 14 6 38
10 Godoy Cruz 26 10 8 8 33 30 12 7 4 1 23 11 14 3 4 7 10 19 3 38
11 Racing Club 26 9 9 8 35 33 14 6 5 3 20 17 12 3 4 5 15 16 2 36
12 Belgrano 26 10 5 11 20 26 12 6 3 3 12 8 14 4 2 8 8 18 -6 35
13 Newell's Old Boys 25 8 10 7 22 21 12 6 5 1 12 4 13 2 5 6 10 17 1 34
14 Barracas Central 25 8 10 7 25 28 13 5 5 3 12 11 12 3 5 4 13 17 -3 34
15 Atlético Tucumán 26 8 10 8 23 27 13 6 4 3 15 13 13 2 6 5 8 14 -4 34
16 Platense 26 9 6 11 25 28 14 6 4 4 15 12 12 3 2 7 10 16 -3 33
17 Sarmiento 26 7 8 11 23 26 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 7 13 -3 29
18 Central Cordoba SdE 26 7 8 11 20 28 13 5 2 6 9 9 13 2 6 5 11 19 -8 29
19 Instituto 25 7 8 10 20 30 13 4 6 3 9 10 12 3 2 7 11 20 -10 29
20 Banfield 26 7 8 11 21 32 14 5 5 4 9 11 12 2 3 7 12 21 -11 29
21 Gimnasia La Plata 26 7 8 11 23 37 12 5 4 3 12 11 14 2 4 8 11 26 -14 29
22 Tigre 25 7 7 11 22 28 12 4 3 5 12 14 13 3 4 6 10 14 -6 28
23 Independiente 26 6 10 10 23 30 12 4 4 4 15 15 14 2 6 6 8 15 -7 28
24 Vélez Sarsfield 26 5 12 9 24 26 14 3 9 2 16 11 12 2 3 7 8 15 -2 27
25 Unión Santa Fe 26 5 12 9 17 25 12 3 5 4 10 12 14 2 7 5 7 13 -8 27
26 Colon 25 4 13 8 19 28 13 3 7 3 13 16 12 1 6 5 6 12 -9 25
27 Huracán 26 5 7 14 17 29 12 3 4 5 9 13 14 2 3 9 8 16 -12 22
28 Arsenal de Sarandi 25 5 3 17 16 34 12 4 1 7 11 17 13 1 2 10 5 17 -18 18

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.