Platense are psyched for a new task after their 1-2 against Godoy Cruz last time out. Sarmiento are coming to visit!
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
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 Platense and Sarmiento.
Platense form and stats
Platense have collected 19 points from their Superliga home games so far after 5-4-3.
No payout for Platense in their previous match, an away game at Godoy Cruz that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfielder Marcich was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Marcich scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Platense lost 0-1 at home to Lanús.This is expected to be a close game, with Platense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Platense as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Platense has won 4 of these, drawn 6 and lost 4.
It should be noted that a peek at the 16 latest league games reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Platense has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Platense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sarmiento form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Sarmiento have produced an overall stat of 3-4-5 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sarmiento are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sarmiento are looking to quickly end their 187 minutes long goal drought in the Superliga.
Sarmiento might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Talleres Cordoba proved too strong as Sarmiento slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín. Díaz got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Díaz hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Boca Juniors wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sarmiento playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Sarmiento wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Low on goals? 9 of this club's last 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Sarmiento when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Sarmiento as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Platense wins - draws - Sarmiento wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Servetto 6 goals |  L. Gondou 6 goals | N. Castro 4 goals |
Platense missing players
Sarmiento missing players
| Platense | Sarmiento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 78% |
| 61% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 39% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 43% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 26% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 58% | 52% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.2 | 12.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 30% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 18 | 17.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sarmiento 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 | River Plate | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Lanús | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Belgrano | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 12 | Racing Club | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 | Platense | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 17 | Atletico Tucuman | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Instituto | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Tigre | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 23 | Independiente | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 24 | Colon | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 24 |
| 25 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 26 | Banfield | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 27 | Huracan | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 17 |
