Deportivo Merlo vs Acassuso: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Manuel Moreno (5000 seats)

3rd place in the Primera B Metropolitana table for Deportivo Merlo at present, a potent campaign. The match-going ticketholders hope for more joy as 11th-placed Acassuso visit Estadio José Manuel Moreno.

Insights:
  • Deportivo Merlo have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Acassuso haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Deportivo Merlo and Acassuso should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

The overall Primera B Metropolitana stats playing at home this season for Deportivo Merlo are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Merlo in their previous match, an away game at San Miguel that ended in defeat 0-1.

1-1 away at Cañuelas before that.

The Deportivo Merlo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Deportivo Merlo have conceded 8 goals.

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Acassuso form and stats

Acassuso have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, after 1-3-4 (8 played).

Acassuso play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Comunicaciones.

Before that, Acassuso secured a home win against San Miguel with the score 4-1.

The attacking power of Acassuso when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Acassuso's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The latest reported meeting between these participants is the Acassuso - Deportivo Merlo 1-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Merlo three wins, two draws and Acassuso two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AcassusoJ. Rossi
J. Rossi
9 goals
MerloL. Romero
L. Romero
6 goals
Deportivo MerloJ. Morán
J. Morán
5 goals

Deportivo Merlo missing players

Acassuso missing players

Deportivo Merlo Acassuso
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
8 4 1 Won W 0 2 7
8 3 0 Drew D 2 4 8
6 4 3 Lost L 1 5 8
27 9 1 Scored S 2 9 26
23 10 3 Conceded C 3 14 26
86% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
55% 36% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 74%
36% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 39%
32% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 13%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
55% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 61%
27% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 22%
32% 36% 75% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 26%
 
4.6 4.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.4 5.3
6 6.1 8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.7 4.4
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.8 8.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 8.3 8.5
3.8 3.6 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 3.1
32% 22% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 36%
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • Acassuso haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Deportivo Merlo have the most matches under the total-line (13) 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 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 Defensores Unidos 16 8 4 4 21 16 8 4 2 2 11 9 8 4 2 2 10 7 5 28
5 Flandria 16 8 3 5 21 15 8 4 2 2 11 8 8 4 1 3 10 7 6 27
6 Sacachispas 16 8 3 5 19 20 8 5 0 3 12 9 8 3 3 2 7 11 -1 27
7 Talleres Remedios 16 7 5 4 25 18 8 5 2 1 16 7 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 26
8 JJ Urquiza 16 8 2 6 22 20 8 4 0 4 11 10 8 4 2 2 11 10 2 26
9 Comunicaciones 16 6 3 7 21 23 8 3 1 4 9 9 8 3 2 3 12 14 -2 21
10 San Miguel 16 6 3 7 14 16 8 5 2 1 11 5 8 1 1 6 3 11 -2 21
11 Acassuso 16 5 5 6 18 21 8 4 2 2 12 9 8 1 3 4 6 12 -3 20
12 Deportivo Armenio 16 5 3 8 12 17 8 3 3 2 8 9 8 2 0 6 4 8 -5 18
13 Villa San Carlos 16 4 5 7 18 20 8 4 3 1 13 9 8 0 2 6 5 11 -2 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 16 4 4 8 22 29 8 2 2 4 9 11 8 2 2 4 13 18 -7 16
16 Cañuelas 16 4 2 10 15 23 8 3 1 4 10 9 8 1 1 6 5 14 -8 14
17 Fénix 16 2 5 9 17 29 8 1 2 5 9 16 8 1 3 4 8 13 -12 11

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.