This match stars two contenders living in the cellar of the Primera B Metropolitana, Cañuelas having 15th position and Deportivo Merlo lying 17th. A decent chance for one of the squads to improve their position.
- Cañuelas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals (28) in Primera B Metropolitana
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic game!
Cañuelas form and stats
The complete Primera B Metropolitana statistics at home this season for Cañuelas are 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Cañuelas hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like UAI Urquiza, Cañuelas, Colegiales, Argentino Quilmes and Ituzaingó), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Stress levels are on the rise for Cañuelas's attacking players as they have now played 195 minutes without scoring in a league game. Maná was their last goal scorer. The Cañuelas goalkeeper Alexis Nicolas Nocetti is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 282 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera B Metropolitana.
Cañuelas drew their last game, 0-0 away at Ituzaingó.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Comunicaciones the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cañuelas handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Cañuelas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cañuelas have conceded 11 in these home matches. Cañuelas has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
Deportivo Merlo have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Merlo won their last game, 1-0 versus UAI Urquiza played at home.
A loss against Dock Sud was the result prior to that, in a home game.We have checked recent matches where Deportivo Merlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were 9 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Highlight this: 10 of the latest 12 league matches featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Deportivo Merlo's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 8 matches. In the opposite end, Merlo have conceded 12 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Merlo - Cañuelas 4-1 was the score in these squads' last head to head match, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cañuelas won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Deportivo Merlo have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Pumpido 4 goals |  M. Maná 3 goals | F. Arce 3 goals |
Cañuelas missing players
Deportivo Merlo missing players
| Cañuelas | Deportivo Merlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 88% |
| 59% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 41% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 41% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 47% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.9 | 9.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 22% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 26% |
| 10.2 | 10 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
- Cañuelas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cañuelas have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Merlo have scored away.
- Cañuelas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Deportivo Merlo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals (28) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the the worst goal difference (-8) away 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 | Ituzaingó | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Cañuelas | 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 |
