Betting preview: Sacachispas vs Deportivo Merlo should be interesting

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Beto Larrosa (4000 seats)

Welcome to Estadio Beto Larrosa and the match featuring Sacachispas & Deportivo Merlo in the Primera B Metropolitana. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Sacachispas is in the best form (3-2-1) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo is in the worst form (1-1-4)

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.

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Sacachispas form and stats

The overall Primera B Metropolitana results at home this season for Sacachispas are 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 188 minutes.

Sacachispas's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Deportivo Merlo (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Ituzaingo and winning 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sacachispas have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 10 league matches, 9 have produced zero, one or two goals.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sacachispas here at Estadio Beto Larrosa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games).

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

Deportivo Merlo have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Primera B Metropolitana, after 0-3-3 (6 played). Recent form does not give Merlo much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sacachispas will be a tough nut to crack.

The attacking players of Deportivo Merlo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 291 minutes.

Two away games in a row for Deportivo Merlo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Sacachispas.

A 0-3 loss hosting San Miguel before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Deportivo Merlo playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 2 Deportivo Merlo wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Merlo's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 6 matches. As opposed to that, Deportivo Merlo have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sacachispas have won or drawn the last 4 games (2-2-0) facing Deportivo Merlo.

Sacachispas - Deportivo Merlo 2-0 was the scoreline in these teams' latest head to head fixture, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

SacachispasV. Gómez
V. Gómez
3 goals
Deportivo MerloT. Maldonado
T. Maldonado
3 goals
Deportivo MerloF. Pumpido
F. Pumpido
3 goals

Sacachispas missing players

Deportivo Merlo missing players

Sacachispas Deportivo Merlo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 1 6 11
5 3 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 0 0 Drew D 1 3 4
3 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
10 5 0 Scored S 1 3 10
8 6 0 Conceded C 1 8 15
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 82%
55% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 73%
18% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
27% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 36%
55% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 18%
27% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 64%
 
4.8 5.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 4.7
4.2 4.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.3 5.3
3.2 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
5.8 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.8 8.1
2.9 3.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.5 3
31% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 20% 30%
 
7.5 8.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 15 10.3 10.7
2.7 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.9
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • Deportivo Merlo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Deportivo Merlo have yet to win a game away.
  • Deportivo Merlo is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Sacachispas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sacachispas have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Sacachispas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sacachispas is in the best form (3-2-1) 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 11 5 5 1 15 7 5 2 2 1 6 5 6 3 3 0 9 2 8 20
2 Comunicaciones 10 6 2 2 14 12 5 3 2 0 5 1 5 3 0 2 9 11 2 20
3 Los Andes 10 5 3 2 12 4 5 3 2 0 9 2 5 2 1 2 3 2 8 18
4 Dock Sud 11 5 3 3 17 15 6 3 2 1 12 9 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 18
5 Sacachispas 11 5 3 3 10 8 6 3 0 3 5 6 5 2 3 0 5 2 2 18
6 Argentino Merlo 10 5 1 4 13 7 5 2 0 3 5 3 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 16
7 Villa San Carlos 11 3 6 2 13 9 5 2 2 1 7 3 6 1 4 1 6 6 4 15
8 Acassuso 10 3 6 1 9 8 5 0 4 1 2 4 5 3 2 0 7 4 1 15
9 UAI Urquiza 11 3 3 5 11 12 6 1 1 4 5 7 5 2 2 1 6 5 -1 12
10 Talleres Remedios 10 3 3 4 7 8 5 0 3 2 3 5 5 3 0 2 4 3 -1 12
11 Colegiales 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 1 2 2 5 4 6 2 1 3 5 10 -4 12
12 Deportivo Armenio 10 2 5 3 15 15 5 1 3 1 10 8 5 1 2 2 5 7 0 11
13 Argentino Quilmes 10 3 2 5 9 14 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 1 3 4 9 -5 11
14 Canuelas 11 2 5 4 8 16 6 2 2 2 6 8 5 0 3 2 2 8 -8 11
15 Deportivo Merlo 11 2 4 5 10 15 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 0 3 3 3 8 -5 10
16 Fenix 10 3 1 6 8 13 5 1 1 3 4 7 5 2 0 3 4 6 -5 10
17 Ituzaingo 10 2 3 5 6 10 5 2 1 2 4 3 5 0 2 3 2 7 -4 9

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.