A home team triumph, the away team runs away as victors or an exciting draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table teams Deportivo Merlo and Colegiales clash at Estadio José Manuel Moreno.
- Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colegiales have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera B Metropolitana, Deportivo Merlo have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Deportivo Merlo's last game was hosting Colegiales (placed 11th) and winning 3-1. At last, a league victory after five matches without one.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Argentino Quilmes that finished 0-0.A decent goal production from Deportivo Merlo in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches.
Colegiales form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera B Metropolitana matches, Colegiales have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far. Colegiales seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Colegiales, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Deportivo Merlo (placed 10th).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ituzaingo.The attacking power of Colegiales when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Colegiales struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other previously this match year: Deportivo Merlo - Colegiales 3-1. Deportivo Merlo-Colegiales H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Merlo five wins, Colegiales four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  T. Maldonado 3 goals | F. Pumpido 3 goals | M. Ramírez Montenegro 2 goals |
Deportivo Merlo missing players
Colegiales missing players
| Deportivo Merlo | Colegiales | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 4.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 31% |
| 10.1 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.4 | 10.1 |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
- Colegiales have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Colegiales have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colegiales haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Deportivo Merlo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Merlo have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Andes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Argentino Merlo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | San Miguel | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Dock Sud | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Comunicaciones | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Sacachispas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Talleres Remedios | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Villa San Carlos | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Acassuso | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Deportivo Merlo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Colegiales | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Deportivo Armenio | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | UAI Urquiza | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Ituzaingo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Fénix | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Argentino Quilmes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Cañuelas | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
