Nacional and Vélez Sarsfield get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
Nacional have less rest than Vélez Sarsfield in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Defensor Sporting.
Nacional form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Nacional have played 6 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Nacional are returning here after visiting Defensor Sporting and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Gigliotti and Cándido scored the goal(s).
Ahead of that match, Nacional won a home game hosting Fenix (1-0).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Albion are coming to town in three days.
Nacional are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Gran Parque Central in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 8th finals against Barcelona.Sarsfield play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Colon. Midfielder Janson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Janson scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Vélez Sarsfield in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Vélez Sarsfield, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Vélez Sarsfield - Nacional 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Nacional wins - draws - Vélez Sarsfield wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 7 goals |   F. Carballo Ares 4 goals | M. Monzeglio 4 goals |
Nacional missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Nacional | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 40% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 26% | ||
| 10 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 4 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estudiantes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Nacional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Vélez Sarsfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Maldonado | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nacional | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Boston River | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | River Plate | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Danubio | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Fenix | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Torque | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Albion | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
| 14 | Cerro Largo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -14 | 9 |
| 15 | Plaza Colonia | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
