Villa San Carlos manager Martini looking for three points in Argentino Merlo showdown

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Metropolitana
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Genancio Sálice (4000 seats)

After the first games for these two it's Villa San Carlos - Argentino Merlo 3-3 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Primera B Metropolitana game of the season?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Villa San Carlos form and stats

In the previous season, Villa San Carlos's league statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, results that produced 6th place in the Primera B Metropolitana. During these 16 matches they scored {16 goals} and let in 16. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Villa San Carlos delivered 4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with {8 goals} and 7 conceded.

Happy days for Villa San Carlos in their previous game, a fixture away at Fénix (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus 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 Carlos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

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Argentino Merlo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Argentino Merlo performed last season in the Primera C: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded {16 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 1 with 16/8 goals scored/conceded.

Argentino Merlo had fun at their own home (Estadio Genancio Sálice) last time out, beating Colegiales 3-0. Ibáñez, Macarof and Barrios scored.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Midland (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the Primera C.

Argentino Merlo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Carlos victories, one draw and two Argentino Merlo wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Villa San CarlosE. Zagert
E. Zagert
1 goals
Villa San CarlosM. Sproat
M. Sproat
1 goals
Argentino MerloC. Barrios
C. Barrios
1 goals

Villa San Carlos missing players

Argentino Merlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villa San Carlos Argentino Merlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 17
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 7
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 43%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Villa San Carlos Last season Argentino Merlo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   19 39
14 8   Won W   8 19
11 6   Drew D   5 8
11 4   Lost L   6 12
41 21   Scored S   24 50
34 13   Conceded C   19 38
86% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
64% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 64%
39% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 36%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 15%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 13%
47% 44%   BTTS BTTS   58% 51%
36% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 31%
31% 33%   Failed to Score F T   21% 21%
 
6.3 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.4
5.5 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.4
1.9 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
2 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
10.8 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   9 8.8
3.9 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.5
29% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 35%
 
9.7 9.4   Shots against (avg) S A   7.9 7.6
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dock Sud 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 San Miguel 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Argentino Merlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 UAI Urquiza 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Villa San Carlos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Cañuelas 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Argentino Quilmes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Acassuso 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Talleres Remedios 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Los Andes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Fénix 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Ituzaingó 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Deportivo Merlo 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
14 Deportivo Armenio 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
15 Colegiales 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
16 Sacachispas 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Comunicaciones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Deportivo Armenio 16 10 6 0 18 3 8 5 3 0 11 1 8 5 3 0 7 2 15 36
2 Colegiales 16 11 2 3 26 15 8 5 2 1 15 6 8 6 0 2 11 9 11 35
3 San Miguel 16 6 6 4 19 14 8 3 4 1 9 4 8 3 2 3 10 10 5 24
4 Ituzaingó 16 7 3 6 21 21 8 3 3 2 7 6 8 4 0 4 14 15 0 24
5 Defensores Unidos 16 6 5 5 20 15 8 5 0 3 14 8 8 1 5 2 6 7 5 23
6 Villa San Carlos 16 6 5 5 16 16 8 4 1 3 8 7 8 2 4 2 8 9 0 23
7 Acassuso 16 6 4 6 14 15 8 3 4 1 9 5 8 3 0 5 5 10 -1 22
8 Cañuelas 16 6 4 6 17 20 8 4 2 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 10 -3 22
9 Deportivo Merlo 16 5 6 5 17 17 8 1 4 3 6 8 8 4 2 2 11 9 0 21
10 Talleres Remedios 16 5 6 5 15 16 8 4 1 3 10 10 8 1 5 2 5 6 -1 21
11 Comunicaciones 16 5 5 6 20 21 8 3 3 2 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 11 -1 20
12 Los Andes 16 4 7 5 15 14 8 3 3 2 10 7 8 1 4 3 5 7 1 19
13 UAI Urquiza 16 5 4 7 11 14 8 3 2 3 4 6 8 2 2 4 7 8 -3 19
14 Dock Sud 16 5 3 8 16 21 8 4 0 4 10 10 8 1 3 4 6 11 -5 18
15 Fénix 16 4 5 7 14 18 8 2 2 4 11 13 8 2 3 3 3 5 -4 17
16 Argentino Quilmes 16 3 6 7 16 24 8 1 4 3 8 9 8 2 2 4 8 15 -8 15
17 JJ Urquiza 16 3 1 12 7 18 8 3 1 4 4 5 8 0 0 8 3 13 -11 10
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Argentino Merlo 18 12 3 3 32 16 9 6 1 2 16 8 9 6 2 1 16 8 16 39
2 Deportivo Espanol 18 11 5 2 23 10 9 4 4 1 10 5 9 7 1 1 13 5 13 38
3 Claypole 18 10 2 6 27 19 9 5 0 4 13 11 9 5 2 2 14 8 8 32
4 Real Pilar 18 8 7 3 24 14 9 4 3 2 13 9 9 4 4 1 11 5 10 31
5 Excursionistas 18 9 4 5 26 18 9 6 1 2 13 6 9 3 3 3 13 12 8 31
6 Puerto Nuevo 18 7 8 3 16 15 9 4 3 2 12 13 9 3 5 1 4 2 1 29
7 Deportivo Laferrere 18 8 4 6 20 16 9 3 2 4 9 11 9 5 2 2 11 5 4 28
8 Sportivo Italiano 18 7 6 5 19 14 9 5 3 1 12 4 9 2 3 4 7 10 5 27
9 Atlas 18 7 6 5 17 16 9 3 3 3 8 7 9 4 3 2 9 9 1 27
10 Berazategui 18 8 2 8 27 25 9 5 2 2 14 9 9 3 0 6 13 16 2 26
11 Central Cordoba 18 7 4 7 20 18 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 2 3 4 7 9 2 25
12 Liniers 18 4 8 6 21 24 9 2 2 5 11 15 9 2 6 1 10 9 -3 20
13 Midland 18 5 4 9 17 22 9 4 2 3 13 9 9 1 2 6 4 13 -5 19
14 Lujan 18 5 6 7 18 23 9 2 3 4 8 12 9 3 3 3 10 11 -5 18
15 San Martin Burzaco 18 4 4 10 12 19 9 3 2 4 9 10 9 1 2 6 3 9 -7 16
16 General Lamadrid 18 3 7 8 16 24 9 1 4 4 7 11 9 2 3 4 9 13 -8 16
17 Victoriano Arenas 18 3 4 11 13 26 9 2 3 4 7 8 9 1 1 7 6 18 -13 13
18 El Porvenir 18 2 6 10 13 27 9 2 3 4 7 11 9 0 3 6 6 16 -14 12
19 Leandro Niceforo Alem 18 2 8 8 11 26 9 1 7 1 4 5 9 1 1 7 7 21 -15 11

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dock Sud 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 San Miguel 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Argentino Merlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 UAI Urquiza 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Villa San Carlos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Cañuelas 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Argentino Quilmes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Acassuso 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Talleres Remedios 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Los Andes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Fénix 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Ituzaingó 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
13 Deportivo Merlo 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
14 Deportivo Armenio 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
15 Colegiales 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
16 Sacachispas 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Comunicaciones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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