Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Villa San Carlos & Patronato face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Carlos saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera B Metropolitana. That game was an away game at Flandria, so at least Carlos are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Villa San Carlos form and stats
Villa San Carlos have played 8 Primera B Metropolitana games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Carlos lost their last game at Flandria after a 0-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Deportivo Merlo that ended 0-0.The manager L. Franchi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Canuelas in only three days.
A decent goal production from Carlos in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. Villa San Carlos's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Patronato form and stats
Patronato was sent out of Copa Argentina in the 16th finals last season.Bitter travels for Patronato as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Union Santa Fe match.
Lautaro Torres scored in Patronato's previous match, the home game against Boca Juniors that ended 1-0. Midfield player Héctor Canteros was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Canteros hit four key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager I. Delfino when Lautaro Torres scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute.
It was a Superliga defeat before that one as the away game against Velez Sarsfield wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Patronato has another fixture away, a Superliga game, against Aldosivi in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Carlos victory, one draw and zero Patronato wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Gudiño 3 goals |  N. Fernandes Silva 2 goals | L. Ruiz Martínez 2 goals |
Villa San Carlos missing players
Patronato missing players
| Villa San Carlos | Patronato | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 11 | 16 | ||
| 31 | 22 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colegiales | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Los Andes | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Deportivo Merlo | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Flandria | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Sacachispas | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 6 | JJ Urquiza | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Talleres Remedios | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Defensores Unidos | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Comunicaciones | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | San Miguel | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Deportivo Armenio | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Villa San Carlos | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Acassuso | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Argentino Quilmes | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | UAI Urquiza | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Canuelas | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Fenix | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 11 |