The hosting team, Argentino Merlo, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but Villa San Carlos have displayed both smartness and fearlessness. Learn more about the game!
- Argentino Merlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villa San Carlos have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Primera B Metropolitana
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Argentino Merlo form and stats
Argentino Merlo have collected 12 points from their Primera B Metropolitana home games so far after 4-0-4. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Argentino Merlo after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Argentino Merlo shared the glory with Colegiales in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ovejero was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Colegiales after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
0-0 away at Argentino Quilmes before that.The manager Nohra will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Banfield in only four days.
Argentino are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Argentino Merlo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Juan Carlos Brieva in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Villa San Carlos form and stats
There's been little loot from Villa San Carlos's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Primera B Metropolitana. Villa San Carlos only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.
Villa San Carlos failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Fenix that ended with defeat 0-2.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Sacachispas.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Villa San Carlos have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Argentino.The squads have played each other already this season, with the result Villa San Carlos - Argentino Merlo 1-1 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Zagert 8 goals |  F. Macarof 4 goals | M. Sproat 3 goals |
Argentino Merlo missing players
Villa San Carlos missing players
| Argentino Merlo | Villa San Carlos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 33% | 35% |
| 8.6 | 8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
- Argentino Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Argentino Merlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Argentino Merlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Villa San Carlos have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Primera B Metropolitana
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Miguel | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Dock Sud | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | Argentino Merlo | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Los Andes | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Acassuso | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Sacachispas | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Villa San Carlos | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Deportivo Armenio | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Talleres Remedios | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Fenix | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Argentino Quilmes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | UAI Urquiza | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Ituzaingo | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Canuelas | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Colegiales | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Deportivo Merlo | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 13 |
