Defensores de Belgrano will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Villa Dálmine.
Defensores de Belgrano and Villa Dálmine should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Villa Dálmine have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Defensores de Belgrano form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Defensores de Belgrano are 4-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Defensores de Belgrano has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Nardozza and the players.In their previous game, the manager F. Nardozza led his Defensores de Belgrano to a defeat in the Primera B Nacional match away at Gimnasia Mendoza. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Juan Pasquale. Ahead of that match, Defensores de Belgrano lost 1-2 at home to Platense.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Defensores de Belgrano here at Estadio Juan Pasquale, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Defensores de Belgrano have only conceded 8 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villa Dálmine form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Villa Dálmine so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primera B Nacional home defeat versus Arsenal de Sarandi with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Agropecuario.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villa Dálmine as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games. Villa Dálmine have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 1 Defensores de Belgrano victory, 1 draw and 2 Villa Dálmine wins.Top Goalscorers
  I. Protti 8 goals |   E. Aguirre 5 goals |  G. Fernández 3 goals |
Defensores de Belgrano missing players
Villa Dálmine missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
|---|
| Defensores de Belgrano | Villa Dálmine | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | Played | 10 | 21 |
| 18 | 9 | Scored | 8 | 25 |
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | 11 | 19 |
| 81% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 86% |
| 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 67% |
| 29% | 30% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 38% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 10% | 19% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 30% | Both teams to score | 40% | 43% |
| 43% | 60% | Clean Sheet | 40% | 48% |
| 38% | 30% | Failed To Score | 40% | 24% |
- Villa Dálmine is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Defensores de Belgrano is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sarmiento | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Mitre de Salta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Platense | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Brown de Adrogué | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Almagro | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Central Córdoba | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Villa Dálmine | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Atletico Mitre | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Agropecuario | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Temperley | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Independiente Rivadavia | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Defensores de Belgrano | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Atlético Rafaela | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Olimpo | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 18 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Guillermo Brown | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 20 | Instituto | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Deportivo Santamarina | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 22 | Deportivo Morón | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 23 | Quilmes | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 24 | Los Andes | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 20 |
| 25 | Chacarita Juniors | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 17 |
