Primera B Metropolitana match prediction and preview for San Miguel vs Deportivo Merlo clash

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Fri 06.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (40268 seats)

Deportivo Merlo travel to San Miguel and Estadio Malvinas Argentinas packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!

Insights:
  • San Miguel have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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San Miguel form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas as San Miguel have scored 11 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Primera B Metropolitana are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

San Miguel shared the glory with Talleres Remedios in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that game, the home loss against UAI Urquiza with the scoreline 0-1.

Miguel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Miguel are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera B Metropolitana. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Talleres Remedios game have they lost an away game, meaning Merlo has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Home advantage was not enough for Deportivo Merlo in their previous game, as they lost their Primera B Metropolitana-match, hosting Talleres Remedios, 0-1.

A 1-1 draw at UAI Urquiza's stadium before that.

Deportivo Merlo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. As opposed to that, Deportivo Merlo have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Deportivo Merlo - San Miguel 1-0 entered in the official records. Last three meetings between the teams: San Miguel won zero, Deportivo Merlo won two and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo MerloL. Romero
L. Romero
6 goals
MiguelL. Leguizamón
L. Leguizamón
5 goals
Deportivo MerloJ. Morán
J. Morán
4 goals

San Miguel missing players

Deportivo Merlo missing players

San Miguel Deportivo Merlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 4 9 19
6 5 1 Won W 2 4 8
4 2 1 Drew D 1 4 6
8 2 0 Lost L 1 1 5
15 11 2 Scored S 8 17 26
18 6 1 Conceded C 7 11 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
56% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 58%
17% 11% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 56% 42%
6% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 56% 37%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 33% 16%
33% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 78% 58%
28% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 26%
39% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 26%
 
4.6 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.9 5
4.3 4.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.4 6.5
2.6 2.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.3 6.9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 10.4 9.4
2.3 2.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.6 4.1
37% 52% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 41% 33%
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • San Miguel have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • San Miguel have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • San Miguel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colegiales 16 10 1 5 28 19 8 4 1 3 9 7 8 6 0 2 19 12 9 31
2 Los Andes 16 8 5 3 18 7 8 4 4 0 10 3 8 4 1 3 8 4 11 29
3 Deportivo Merlo 16 8 5 3 25 18 8 4 2 2 9 8 8 4 3 1 16 10 7 29
4 Defensores Unidos 16 8 4 4 21 16 8 4 2 2 11 9 8 4 2 2 10 7 5 28
5 Flandria 16 8 3 5 21 15 8 4 2 2 11 8 8 4 1 3 10 7 6 27
6 Sacachispas 16 8 3 5 19 20 8 5 0 3 12 9 8 3 3 2 7 11 -1 27
7 Talleres Remedios 16 7 5 4 25 18 8 5 2 1 16 7 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 26
8 JJ Urquiza 16 8 2 6 22 20 8 4 0 4 11 10 8 4 2 2 11 10 2 26
9 Comunicaciones 16 6 3 7 21 23 8 3 1 4 9 9 8 3 2 3 12 14 -2 21
10 San Miguel 16 6 3 7 14 16 8 5 2 1 11 5 8 1 1 6 3 11 -2 21
11 Acassuso 16 5 5 6 18 21 8 4 2 2 12 9 8 1 3 4 6 12 -3 20
12 Deportivo Armenio 16 5 3 8 12 17 8 3 3 2 8 9 8 2 0 6 4 8 -5 18
13 Villa San Carlos 16 4 5 7 18 20 8 4 3 1 13 9 8 0 2 6 5 11 -2 17
14 Argentino Quilmes 16 4 4 8 15 20 8 3 2 3 12 11 8 1 2 5 3 9 -5 16
15 UAI Urquiza 16 4 4 8 22 29 8 2 2 4 9 11 8 2 2 4 13 18 -7 16
16 Canuelas 16 4 2 10 15 23 8 3 1 4 10 9 8 1 1 6 5 14 -8 14
17 Fénix 16 2 5 9 17 29 8 1 2 5 9 16 8 1 3 4 8 13 -12 11

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.