Primera B Metropolitana match guide: UAI Urquiza against Deportivo Merlo

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ferro Carril Urquiza (1000 seats)

Match-goers at Estadio Ferro Carril Urquiza haven’t watched many victories this season, with UAI Urquiza decaying in the 15th position. The guesting Deportivo Merlo will attempt to protect their higher league position in this fixture.

Insights:
  • UAI Urquiza have the most conceded goals (17) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera B Metropolitana

Both participants have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an animated game!

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UAI Urquiza form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera B Metropolitana, UAI Urquiza have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on UAI Urquiza to get some points in this home game.

Urquiza are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Talleres Remedios.

Ahead of that match, UAI Urquiza lost 0-2 at home to Defensores Unidos.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how UAI Urquiza have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost nine.

7 goals have been conceded.

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera B Metropolitana matches, Deportivo Merlo have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far. Merlo has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Deportivo Merlo's last game was the home draw against Dock Sud (1-1).

Prior to that match, the Deportivo Merlo manager Rodríguez faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Armenio and losing 0-3.

We have checked recent matches where Deportivo Merlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were seven victories, three draws and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Merlo's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. Deportivo Merlo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior four meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Urquiza, two draws and two wins for Deportivo Merlo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

UAI UrquizaG. Rojas
G. Rojas
2 goals
UAI UrquizaE. Vidal
E. Vidal
2 goals
UAI UrquizaN. Fernández
N. Fernández
1 goals

UAI Urquiza missing players

Deportivo Merlo missing players

UAI Urquiza Deportivo Merlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 2 5 11
2 2 0 Won W 0 0 3
2 0 0 Drew D 2 2 3
6 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
8 5 0 Scored S 1 1 6
17 7 0 Conceded C 1 8 11
90% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 91%
80% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 45%
40% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 18%
30% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 18%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 36%
50% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 80% 55%
 
3.8 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.4 5.6
5.1 4.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 6.3
2.8 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
6.7 5.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7 7.7
2.3 2.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.8 3.9
35% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 7% 14%
 
9.4 8.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 8.4 9.3
3.4 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.5
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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportivo Merlo have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera B Metropolitana
  • Deportivo Merlo have yet to win a game away.
  • UAI Urquiza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • UAI Urquiza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Merlo have scored away.
  • UAI Urquiza have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • UAI Urquiza have the most conceded goals (17) in Primera B Metropolitana
  • UAI Urquiza have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • UAI Urquiza haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ituzaingo 11 7 2 2 13 8 5 4 0 1 7 4 6 3 2 1 6 4 5 23
2 Comunicaciones 10 6 3 1 19 7 5 4 1 0 12 2 5 2 2 1 7 5 12 21
3 Deportivo Armenio 10 5 5 0 14 4 5 4 1 0 11 2 5 1 4 0 3 2 10 20
4 Fenix 11 5 5 1 14 7 5 2 3 0 7 3 6 3 2 1 7 4 7 20
5 Defensores Unidos 11 5 5 1 17 12 6 3 3 0 9 5 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 20
6 Talleres Remedios 11 5 2 4 15 14 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 3 0 2 7 7 1 17
7 Colegiales 10 4 3 3 15 12 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 15
8 Canuelas 10 4 1 5 9 11 5 2 1 2 4 5 5 2 0 3 5 6 -2 13
9 Villa San Carlos 10 3 3 4 11 11 5 3 2 0 8 2 5 0 1 4 3 9 0 12
10 Deportivo Merlo 11 3 3 5 6 11 6 3 1 2 5 3 5 0 2 3 1 8 -5 12
11 JJ Urquiza 10 2 5 3 11 12 5 0 3 2 5 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 -1 11
12 Acassuso 10 2 5 3 10 11 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 0 3 2 2 4 -1 11
13 Argentino Quilmes 10 2 5 3 11 13 5 1 3 1 5 4 5 1 2 2 6 9 -2 11
14 Dock Sud 10 3 2 5 10 14 5 2 1 2 6 7 5 1 1 3 4 7 -4 11
15 UAI Urquiza 10 2 2 6 8 17 5 2 0 3 5 7 5 0 2 3 3 10 -9 8
16 Los Andes 11 0 6 5 7 16 5 0 5 0 4 4 6 0 1 5 3 12 -9 6
17 San Miguel 10 1 1 8 5 15 5 1 0 4 2 6 5 0 1 4 3 9 -10 4

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.