A glance at the Primera B Nacional table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's plenty more to learn about the fixture. Check out our Almirante Brown - Patronato match guide!
- Almirante Brown have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primera B Nacional
- Patronato have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!
Almirante Brown form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 13 Primera B Nacional games here at Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento for Almirante Brown. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Almirante Brown bring valid hopes of a third.
Almirante lost their last game at Gimnasia Mendoza (placed 7th) after a 1-4 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in five league games.
Ahead of that match, Almirante Brown won a home game hosting Alvarado (1-0).It should be noted that a peek at the 16 most recent league matches reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Almirante Brown are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. As for guarding their own goal, Almirante Brown have only let in {5 goals} at home.
Patronato form and stats
There's been little loot from Patronato's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Patronato only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Paoli, the Patronato manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing from Díaz, Arce and Cordero secured the home win 3-2 against Deportivo Moron in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Paoli when Cordero scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute.
Prior to that match, the Patronato manager Paoli faced defeat when travelling to Club Atletico Guemes and losing 0-1.The attacking power of Patronato when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Patronato in these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Patronato - Almirante Brown 0-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Almirante Brown, three draws and two wins for Patronato. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Bazán Vera 5 goals |  G. Rivero 4 goals |   J. Esquivel 4 goals |
Almirante Brown missing players
Patronato missing players
| Almirante Brown | Patronato | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| 25 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 85% | 77% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 52% | 38% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 58% |
| 33% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 23% | 35% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 42% |
| 52% | 62% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 38% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 33% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 23% | 33% |
| 9.3 | 9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Almirante Brown have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Almirante Brown have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Patronato have scored away.
- Almirante Brown have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primera B Nacional
- Patronato have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Almirante Brown | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 47 |
| 2 | Agropecuario | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | Deportivo Moron | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Temperley | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | San Martin San Juan | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | San Martin Tucuman | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Estudiantes Río Cuarto | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 11 | Defensores Unidos | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Patronato | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Club Atletico Guemes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Alvarado | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | All Boys | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Almagro | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Guillermo Brown | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Flandria | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 26 |
| 19 | San Telmo | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 23 |
