National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vélez Sarsfield or Cipolletti that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cipolletti have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both participants have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an animated fixture!
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Argentina.No payout for Sarsfield in their previous match, an away game at Huracan that ended in defeat 0-2. Fernández, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Fernández won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Independiente that ended 0-0.Vélez Sarsfield have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Vélez Sarsfield have scored 0 goals and conceded 0 times.
Cipolletti form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 1st round.Cipolletti delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Chaco For Ever in their previous game.
Before that, Cipolletti secured a home win against CDJU Gualeguaychu with the score 1-0.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Mellado 8 goals | C. Taborda 5 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Cipolletti missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Cipolletti | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | ||
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 32% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 22% | ||
| 9.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
