A total of six games are done and Vélez Sarsfield are 2 points in front of Platense. How will it end?
- Platense have the most conceded goals (12) in Superliga
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.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The story so far in the Superliga for Vélez Sarsfield at their home stadium (Estadio José Amalfitani) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Sarsfield are returning here after visiting Talleres Córdoba and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Fernández scored the goal(s). Finally, a league victory after four matches without. Osorio, a forward, was the top player for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.65 (out of 10). Osorio served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Boca Juniors with the scoreline 1-2.The Vélez Sarsfield fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
Platense form and stats
Things could have gone better for Platense in their Superliga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Platense's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Central Cordoba SdE that finished 1-1. Suso was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Suso scored one goal and won 4 of 9 duels.
A loss against Talleres Córdoba was the result prior to that, in a home game.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Platense playing away, we found 8 games. Results were 3 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
Both teams to score at least one goal each? This side's fresh fixtures suggest that, having completed 6 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.
{3 goals} so far away for Platense, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Vélez Sarsfield-Platense H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Vélez Sarsfield zero wins, Platense two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  N. Servetto 3 goals |  L. Janson 2 goals | W. Bou 2 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Platense missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 4.2 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 35% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 41% |
| 8.2 | 10.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 13.3 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
