Bring on Villa San Carlos - Deportivo Merlo! Despite the season performances so far, this fixture should be cracking!
- Villa San Carlos have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Primera B Metropolitana
- Deportivo Merlo have yet to win a game away.
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.
Villa San Carlos form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera B Metropolitana, Villa San Carlos have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Carlos has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Genancio Sálice, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Villa San Carlos club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Deportivo Merlo and win 1-0.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Ituzaingo.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 12 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
The Villa San Carlos fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Villa San Carlos have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
Playing away, Deportivo Merlo have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera B Metropolitana this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Merlo as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Villa San Carlos.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Colegiales.We have checked recent matches where Deportivo Merlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were 9 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 6 goals have been conceded by Merlo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Villa San Carlos and Deportivo Merlo have faced off earlier this season: Villa San Carlos - Deportivo Merlo 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - three - one (Villa San Carlos wins - draws - Deportivo Merlo wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Zagert 4 goals | M. Sproat 3 goals |  T. Maldonado 3 goals |
Villa San Carlos missing players
Deportivo Merlo missing players
| Villa San Carlos | Deportivo Merlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 80% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 56% |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 10.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 37% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 11.4 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
- Deportivo Merlo have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Deportivo Merlo have yet to win a game away.
- Villa San Carlos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Villa San Carlos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Merlo have scored away.
- Villa San Carlos have the most scored goals in the first half (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 | Los Andes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Argentino Merlo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Dock Sud | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Villa San Carlos | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | UAI Urquiza | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Acassuso | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Talleres Remedios | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Sacachispas | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Colegiales | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Deportivo Armenio | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Deportivo Merlo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Ituzaingo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Fenix | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Argentino Quilmes | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Canuelas | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
