A quick peek at the Primera B Metropolitana standings suggest an upper hand to Comunicaciones when they come to Deportivo Merlo. Yet; let's play before we pick a winner!
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals (28) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have the most points from losing position (11) in Primera B Metropolitana
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
Deportivo Merlo's struggle is real here at Estadio José Manuel Moreno with only 7 points collected from 8 Primera B Metropolitana games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Merlo, as their goalkeeper Martin Ruben Rios has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Primera B Metropolitana.
Deportivo Merlo shared the glory with Cañuelas in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Deportivo Merlo won a home game hosting UAI Urquiza (1-0).It should be taken into account that a look at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Early season league goal statistics from Deportivo Merlo's 8 home games: {8 goals}, 16 conceded. When Merlo hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like UAI Urquiza, Cañuelas, Colegiales, Argentino Quilmes and Ituzaingo), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Comunicaciones form and stats
Playing away, Comunicaciones have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera B Metropolitana this season. Two points from the last two away games for Comunicaciones, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
199 minutes! That's how long the Comunicaciones goalkeeper Gonzalo Yordan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Comunicaciones won their last game, 3-0 versus Ituzaingo played at home. That victory felt good as this team had gone five league games without victory.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Cañuelas.Comunicaciones has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. Comunicaciones have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Comunicaciones have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Deportivo Merlo.The most up to date registered meeting featuring both these sides is the Comunicaciones - Merlo 1-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Costantino 6 goals |  F. Pumpido 4 goals | F. Giménez 4 goals |
Deportivo Merlo missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Deportivo Merlo | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 28 | 16 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 17 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 41% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 59% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| 61% | 56% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 25% | 31% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 39% | 37% |
| 9.8 | 10.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
- All of Comunicaciones's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Comunicaciones have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Comunicaciones have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Comunicaciones have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Comunicaciones have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have the most conceded goals (14) away in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have the most points from losing position (11) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (13) away in Primera B Metropolitana
- Comunicaciones haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Deportivo Merlo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have the most conceded goals (16) at home 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) at home 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 | Fénix | 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 | Ituzaingo | 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 |
