Preview: 9 points are the diference between the squads so far, Huracán the sharpest side. Can Vélez Sarsfield shorten the gap?
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Vélez Sarsfield and Huracán should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield have played 4 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Vélez Sarsfield shared the glory with Lanus in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Midfield player Cáseres got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Cáseres had 54 successful passes (of 61 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus River Plate that ended 2-2.There will be little rest for Sarsfield after this match as they are travelling to Godoy Cruz for a Superliga game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Vélez Sarsfield's 4 home games: 4 goals, 4 conceded.
Huracán form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Huracán playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
Huracán aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 211 league minutes without a goal. Coccaro was the last player to find the net. The Huracán goalkeeper Lucas Abraham Chavez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 236 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Huracán delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Godoy Cruz (placed 4th) in their previous match. Cóccaro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.81. Cóccaro hit the woodwork once and hit four key passes.
A 0-0 draw at Unión Santa Fe's stadium before that.5 goals so far away for Huracán, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this match year: Huracán - Vélez Sarsfield 2-0. Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Sarsfield won two, Huracán triumphed in two and we saw six draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Cóccaro Ferreira 9 goals |  L. Janson 8 goals | F. Cristaldo 7 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Huracán missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Huracán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 14 | 26 |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 65% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 67% | 70% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 42% | 43% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 17% | 22% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | 13% |
| 48% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 42% | 48% |
| 26% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 42% | 43% |
| 43% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 33% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 9.1 | 11 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 28% |
| 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Platense | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracán | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Unión Santa Fe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | River Plate | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Banfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Colon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 20 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 21 | Tigre | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Talleres Córdoba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Independiente | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 26 | Vélez Sarsfield | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Lanus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
