San Miguel meet Sacachispas as clear favourites: Big match preview

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Sat 10.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Los Polvorines (6800 seats)

The home team, San Miguel, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Sacachispas have displayed both competence and mettle. Learn more about the game!

Insights:
  • San Miguel have the most clean sheets (11) in Primera B Metropolitana

It's no vacation for neither Miguel nor Sacachispas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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San Miguel form and stats

The story so far in the Primera B Metropolitana for San Miguel at their home stadium (Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Los Polvorines) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Nothing to worry about in defence for San Miguel, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 360 minutes in the Primera B Metropolitana.

The spoils were shared in San Miguel's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sacachispas travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Before that, Miguel had a home game versus Villa San Carlos which ended with a victory 1-0.

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The San Miguel fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. From these home matches, San Miguel have conceded only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sacachispas form and stats

Playing away, Sacachispas have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera B Metropolitana this season.

Sacachispas are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at San Miguel.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Villa San Carlos's place.

Low-scoring game? 14 of this club's last 16 league matches have seen two goals or less.

Sacachispas are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides encountered each other earlier on this season: San Miguel - Sacachispas 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Miguel three wins, four draws and Sacachispas three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

San MiguelE. Melillo
E. Melillo
3 goals
San MiguelM. Samaniego
M. Samaniego
3 goals
San MiguelJ. Ferrero Jofré
J. Ferrero Jofré
3 goals

San Miguel missing players

Sacachispas missing players

San Miguel Sacachispas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 1 9 17
8 4 2 Won W 0 2 6
7 4 2 Drew D 1 5 6
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
20 9 3 Scored S 1 8 14
10 5 1 Conceded C 1 7 13
76% 67% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 82%
59% 44% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 47%
29% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 18%
6% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 6%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
29% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 44% 29%
65% 67% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 53%
29% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 35%
 
4.8 5.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.6 4.2
4.4 3.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.8 3.8
2.8 2.6 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 7 3.6 3.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.2 8.7 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.9 6.4
3.7 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 2.9
32% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 29%
 
7.7 7.2 7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 8.1 8.1
3.1 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.2
Key stats in Primera B Metropolitana this season:
  • San Miguel have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • San Miguel have the most clean sheets (11) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • San Miguel have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Primera B Metropolitana
  • San Miguel have the the best goal difference (+10) 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 Ituzaingó 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

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.