Primera B Metropolitana preview: Can Deportivo Armenio edge out victory against Defensores Unidos?

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 17:50 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Armenia (10500 seats)

Primera B Metropolitana: A pair of teams who have done nicely thus far. Get to know Deportivo Armenio - Defensores Unidos with this broad preview!

Insights:
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Defensores Unidos have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's no vacation for neither Deportivo Armenio nor Defensores Unidos as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Deportivo Armenio form and stats

Deportivo Armenio are steadily winning Primera B Metropolitana games and points here at Estadio Armenia. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.

The Armenio fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Armenia: A 0-1 defeat against Defensores Unidos. This team delivered a 17 league fixtures long consecutive run without a loss until that game!

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Los Andes.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Deportivo Armenio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

Low on goals? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

Deportivo Armenio are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Defensively Deportivo Armenio have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Defensores Unidos form and stats

Defensores Unidos have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, after 1-5-2 (8 played).

253 minutes! That's how long the Defensores goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Defensores Unidos play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Deportivo Armenio.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Canuelas that ended 0-0.

We have checked recent matches where Defensores have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

The attacking power of Defensores Unidos when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head meeting ended Armenio - Defensores Unidos 0-1, earlier this season. Deportivo Armenio-Defensores Unidos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Deportivo Armenio two wins, Defensores Unidos six wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Defensores UnidosJ. Velázquez
J. Velázquez
12 goals
ArmenioP. Bonacci
P. Bonacci
8 goals
Deportivo ArmenioD. Nakache
D. Nakache
7 goals

Deportivo Armenio missing players

Defensores Unidos missing players

Deportivo Armenio Defensores Unidos
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 3 Played P 3 18 34
15 9 2 Won W 0 4 13
14 5 1 Drew D 2 8 11
4 3 0 Lost L 1 6 10
35 22 5 Scored S 1 16 43
21 9 1 Conceded C 2 21 36
76% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 91%
48% 59% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 61% 71%
30% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 39% 44%
12% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 21%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
24% 18% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 59%
64% 65% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 24%
36% 35% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 26%
 
5.5 5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.2 5.3
4.2 4.2 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6 5.6
2 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.6 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 8
 
7.6 8.8 5.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.1 9.1
2.8 3.4 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.4 3.6
40% 40% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 26% 35%
 
8.1 8.2 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 11.4 10.7
2.6 2.8 0.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.2 4.2
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • Defensores Unidos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Deportivo Armenio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo Armenio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the most clean sheets (21) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the most points (18) at home in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Armenio have the the best goal difference (+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 Deportivo Armenio 16 10 6 0 18 3 8 5 3 0 11 1 8 5 3 0 7 2 15 36
2 Colegiales 16 11 2 3 26 15 8 5 2 1 15 6 8 6 0 2 11 9 11 35
3 San Miguel 16 6 6 4 19 14 8 3 4 1 9 4 8 3 2 3 10 10 5 24
4 Ituzaingo 16 7 3 6 21 21 8 3 3 2 7 6 8 4 0 4 14 15 0 24
5 Defensores Unidos 16 6 5 5 20 15 8 5 0 3 14 8 8 1 5 2 6 7 5 23
6 Villa San Carlos 16 6 5 5 16 16 8 4 1 3 8 7 8 2 4 2 8 9 0 23
7 Acassuso 16 6 4 6 14 15 8 3 4 1 9 5 8 3 0 5 5 10 -1 22
8 Canuelas 16 6 4 6 17 20 8 4 2 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 10 -3 22
9 Deportivo Merlo 16 5 6 5 17 17 8 1 4 3 6 8 8 4 2 2 11 9 0 21
10 Talleres Remedios 16 5 6 5 15 16 8 4 1 3 10 10 8 1 5 2 5 6 -1 21
11 Comunicaciones 16 5 5 6 20 21 8 3 3 2 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 11 -1 20
12 Los Andes 16 4 7 5 15 14 8 3 3 2 10 7 8 1 4 3 5 7 1 19
13 UAI Urquiza 16 5 4 7 11 14 8 3 2 3 4 6 8 2 2 4 7 8 -3 19
14 Dock Sud 16 5 3 8 16 21 8 4 0 4 10 10 8 1 3 4 6 11 -5 18
15 Fenix 16 4 5 7 14 18 8 2 2 4 11 13 8 2 3 3 3 5 -4 17
16 Argentino Quilmes 16 3 6 7 16 24 8 1 4 3 8 9 8 2 2 4 8 15 -8 15
17 JJ Urquiza 16 3 1 12 7 18 8 3 1 4 4 5 8 0 0 8 3 13 -11 10

Read more about Primera B Metropolitana

The Primera B Metropolitana is, together with the league Torneo Federal A, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 20 clubs, mostly from the Buenos Aires area. These play two fixtures against each other to create a final league table, a champion, promotion and relegation.