Soccer betting preview: Los Andes welcomes Deportivo Merlo in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Tue 22.March
Match begins: 00:10 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Eduardo Gallardón (36942 seats)

Los Andes look forward to battle it out with Deportivo Merlo in this Primera B Metropolitana fixture. All you can know about the game is found right here!

Insights:
  • Los Andes have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals (2) 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.

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Los Andes form and stats

Los Andes are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Primera B Metropolitana games here at Estadio Eduardo Gallardón. Los Andes have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The Los Andes coach Salomon and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Talleres Remedios (placed 14th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Defensores Unidos that ended 2-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Los Andes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Andes as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Los Andes has won five of these, drawn seven and lost five.

The manager Salomon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Colegiales in only four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Los Andes's 2 home games: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primera B Metropolitana for Deportivo Merlo with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

The attacking players of Deportivo Merlo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 214 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Comunicaciones with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

A 0-1 defeat away at Canuelas before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 22 similar matches played by Deportivo Merlo in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Deportivo Merlo, ten draws and eight defeats.

After this away game Merlo return home for a Primera B Metropolitana game against Ituzaingo. That game is only four sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Deportivo Merlo has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Los Andes won six games, two matches ended in a draw and Deportivo Merlo managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Los AndesJ. Morán
J. Morán
2 goals
Los AndesA. Espeche
A. Espeche
1 goals
Los AndesR. Peters
R. Peters
1 goals

Los Andes missing players

Deportivo Merlo missing players

Los Andes Deportivo Merlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
4 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
8 2 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
60% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 60%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 60%
 
4.8 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 5.6
4.2 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 7
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 7.8
5 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 4.6
16% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 9%
 
12.6 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 11
4.2 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • Deportivo Merlo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Deportivo Merlo have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals (2) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Deportivo Merlo have yet to win a game away.
  • Los Andes have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Los Andes have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Los Andes have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Los Andes have yet to win a game.
Los Andes Last season Deportivo Merlo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 18   Played P   17 33
13 8   Won W   6 12
14 7   Drew D   7 10
8 3   Lost L   4 11
36 17   Scored S   26 43
21 7   Conceded C   20 39
80% 67%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
49% 39%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 61%
17% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 45%
9% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 33%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
31% 22%   BTTS BTTS   71% 58%
49% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
40% 44%   Failed to Score F T   24% 30%
 
4.9 5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.7
4.4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.9 6.7
2.2 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
4 2   Red cards R C   3 4
 
10.4 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   9 8.3
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 3.6
24% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 36%
 
10.2 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 10.5
3.2 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.6

  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 6 4 1 1 10 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 7 13
2 Ituzaingo 6 4 1 1 6 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 13
3 Fenix 6 2 4 0 6 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 10
4 Defensores Unidos 6 2 4 0 9 7 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 10
5 Deportivo Armenio 5 2 3 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 9
6 Canuelas 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 7
7 Argentino Quilmes 5 1 4 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 7
8 Deportivo Merlo 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
9 Dock Sud 5 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 7
10 JJ Urquiza 6 1 3 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Colegiales 5 1 2 2 7 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 5
12 Acassuso 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 5
13 UAI Urquiza 6 1 2 3 3 7 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 4 -4 5
14 Talleres Remedios 6 1 2 3 6 11 3 0 2 1 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 6 -5 5
15 Villa San Carlos 5 1 1 3 5 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 1 5 -1 4
16 San Miguel 5 1 1 3 3 7 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 4
17 Los Andes 5 0 3 2 4 8 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 3

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.