The stage is set for Superliga and Sarmiento - Vélez Sarsfield. In this article you'll find statistics, previous results, numbercrunching, tendencies and stories!
- Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sarmiento 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.
Sarmiento form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Sarmiento at their home stadium (Estadio Eva Perón de Junín) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sarmiento to get some points in this home game.
Sarmiento haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 277 minutes ago. Quiroga scored that one.
No payout for Sarmiento in their previous match, an away game at Platense that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Insaurralde got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.11/10. Insaurralde won 8 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match, Sarmiento lost 0-1 at home to Talleres Cordoba.It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Sarmiento has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Sarmiento have conceded 12 goals.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
There's been little loot from Vélez Sarsfield's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Superliga. Vélez Sarsfield only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Sarsfield played 1-1 against Godoy Cruz in their previous match. Midfielder Prestianni was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Prestianni hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Lanús.Vélez Sarsfield have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Copa Argentina match vs San Martin San Juan. A rough calendar for the visiting team!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sarsfield as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Vélez Sarsfield have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Vélez Sarsfield have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when facing Sarmiento.Top Goalscorers
  L. Gondou 6 goals |  J. Toledo 4 goals |  L. Melano 4 goals |
Sarmiento missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Sarmiento | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 79% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 79% |
| 50% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 58% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 38% |
| 12% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 12% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 25% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 46% |
| 42% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 33% |
| 54% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 42% |
| 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 6.4 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.3 | 15.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | 29% |
| 17 | 16.6 | 17.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sarmiento have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sarsfield have scored away.
- Sarmiento 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 | River Plate | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 54 |
| 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 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Lanús | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 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 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Platense | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 16 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 18 | Tigre | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 20 | Atletico Tucuman | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 21 | Instituto | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 26 |
| 22 | Vélez Sarsfield | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 23 | Independiente | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 24 | Banfield | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 25 |
| 25 | Colon | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 24 |
| 26 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 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 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 18 |
