This should be another intriguing skirmish at Estadio José Manuel Moreno in the Primera B Metropolitana. Deportivo Merlo is in 5th position and receive Comunicaciones in 1st spot. Read all about the game here!
- Deportivo Merlo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (9) in Primera B Metropolitana
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
Deportivo Merlo have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Primera B Metropolitana. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Cólzera was the last player to score a league goal for Deportivo Merlo and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Merlo haven't scored in 214 minutes.
The Deportivo Merlo club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio José Manuel Moreno: A 0-1 defeat against Comunicaciones (placed 1st).
Heartbreak before that as Deportivo Merlo lost 0-1 at Cañuelas's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Deportivo Merlo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Deportivo Merlo as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Deportivo Merlo has won five of these, drawn five and lost four.
Merlo have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Defensively Deportivo Merlo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Comunicaciones form and stats
Comunicaciones have six points from their first three away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, meaning two victories and a loss.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Comunicaciones goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 182 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Comunicaciones play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Deportivo Merlo (placed 5th).
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Talleres Remedios.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Comunicaciones playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were five Comunicaciones wins, eight draws and five defeats.
Comunicaciones find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met previously this season: Merlo - Comunicaciones 0-1. Previous nine meetings featuring these participants: Deportivo Merlo won four, Comunicaciones triumphed in four and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Matos 2 goals | S. Sosa 2 goals | J. Ferrero Jofré 2 goals |
Deportivo Merlo missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Deportivo Merlo | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.6 | 7.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 7 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 40% | 60% |
| 11 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.7 | 5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2 |
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Comunicaciones have scored in all their matches so far.
- Comunicaciones have scored more than double the goals of Deportivo Merlo.
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (9) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have the the best goal difference (+7) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Comunicaciones haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Comunicaciones is in the best form (4-0-1) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Deportivo Merlo | Last season | Comunicaciones | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 16 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 50 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 30 | 49 | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 61% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 45% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 47% | ||
| 33% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 28% | 22% | ||
| 58% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 25% | ||
| 30% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 22% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Ituzaingó | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Fénix | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Defensores Unidos | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Deportivo Merlo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Dock Sud | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Argentino Quilmes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Cañuelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Deportivo Armenio | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Acassuso | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | UAI Urquiza | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Talleres Remedios | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Villa San Carlos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Colegiales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | JJ Urquiza | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Los Andes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | San Miguel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
