Primera B Nacional preview: Can Nueva Chicago edge out victory against Guillermo Brown?

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 17:10 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio República de Mataderos (28500 seats)

Boasting a 12 point edge in the league standings, Nueva Chicago club members hope to see their beloved team earn max points from this fixture hosting Guillermo Brown.

Insights:
  • Nueva Chicago have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera B Nacional
  • Nueva Chicago have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guillermo Brown have scored away.

Guillermo Brown have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Nueva Chicago form and stats

Nueva Chicago are steadily winning Primera B Nacional games and points here at Estadio República de Mataderos. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

In their previous game, the manager Montenegro led his Nueva Chicago to a defeat away at Agropecuario. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio República de Mataderos. Until that loss this team had gone eight consecutive league matches without a defeat. Heartbreak for Nueva Chicago in their last match as Agropecuario's Melo scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Before that, Chicago had a home game versus Almagro which ended with a victory 2-0.

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 Nueva Chicago have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

It should be considered that a look at the 23 latest league games shows that 19 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Chicago are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Defensively Nueva Chicago have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Guillermo Brown form and stats

Guillermo Brown have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Primera B Nacional, after 2-5-5 (12 played).

Guillermo Brown had fun at their own home (Estadio República de Mataderos) last time out, beating All Boys 2-1. Pino and Fernández scored. Hooray; their first win in the league after eight rounds not winning. Guillermo made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Fleita receiving a red card in the 53rd minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Guillermo Brown won the match 2-1!

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Estudiantes Río Cuarto's place.

We have checked recent matches where Guillermo Brown have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 20 games were 2 victories, 8 draws and 10 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guillermo Brown as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Guillermo have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Guillermo Brown - Nueva Chicago 0-2 was the outcome when this pair of teams formerly did battle, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Nueva Chicago four wins, two draws and Guillermo Brown two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.

Top Goalscorers

Guillermo BrownM. Pino
M. Pino
12 goals
Nueva ChicagoA. Spetale
A. Spetale
5 goals
Nueva ChicagoE. Naya
E. Naya
5 goals

Nueva Chicago missing players

Guillermo Brown missing players

Nueva Chicago Guillermo Brown
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 3 12 25
9 7 4 Won W 0 2 6
9 3 0 Drew D 1 5 9
6 2 1 Lost L 2 5 10
23 16 8 Scored S 1 7 23
12 5 2 Conceded C 5 13 27
75% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 80%
50% 58% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 60%
17% 25% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 36%
4% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 8% 16%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
21% 17% 20% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 44%
62% 75% 80% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 28%
42% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 48%
 
3.1 3.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.2 4
4.8 3.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.4 4.9
2.6 2.7 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.9 2.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
6.8 8.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.2 8
2.4 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.7 3.1
40% 47% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 31%
 
8.1 7.4 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 10.4 9.6
2.9 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.7 4
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Guillermo Brown have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nueva Chicago have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nueva Chicago have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nueva Chicago have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guillermo Brown have scored away.
  • Nueva Chicago have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Primera B Nacional
  • Nueva Chicago have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Primera B Nacional
  • Nueva Chicago have the most clean sheets (15) in Primera B Nacional
  • Nueva Chicago have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Primera B Nacional
  • Nueva Chicago have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera B Nacional

  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 25 12 8 5 27 21 12 7 4 1 16 5 13 5 4 4 11 16 6 44
2 Agropecuario 25 13 3 9 33 27 13 10 3 0 25 8 12 3 0 9 8 19 6 42
3 Deportivo Morón 25 12 5 8 26 24 12 7 3 2 14 7 13 5 2 6 12 17 2 41
4 San Martin Tucuman 24 11 5 8 24 15 12 8 3 1 19 6 12 3 2 7 5 9 9 38
5 San Martín San Juan 24 10 7 7 29 25 12 7 4 1 20 6 12 3 3 6 9 19 4 37
6 Defensores Unidos 25 10 7 8 21 17 13 8 3 2 15 6 12 2 4 6 6 11 4 37
7 Nueva Chicago 24 9 9 6 23 12 12 7 3 2 16 5 12 2 6 4 7 7 11 36
8 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 25 10 6 9 20 21 12 7 3 2 15 8 13 3 3 7 5 13 -1 36
9 Gimnasia Mendoza 24 8 11 5 23 18 12 6 5 1 14 7 12 2 6 4 9 11 5 35
10 Temperley 24 8 10 6 25 24 12 7 4 1 17 8 12 1 6 5 8 16 1 34
11 Patronato 24 8 7 9 25 23 12 6 3 3 18 8 12 2 4 6 7 15 2 31
12 Defensores de Belgrano 24 8 7 9 24 22 12 6 3 3 14 7 12 2 4 6 10 15 2 31
13 Alvarado 24 7 9 8 21 27 12 6 3 3 12 7 12 1 6 5 9 20 -6 30
14 Club Atletico Guemes 25 6 11 8 24 27 12 2 7 3 10 9 13 4 4 5 14 18 -3 29
15 All Boys 25 6 10 9 21 28 12 4 5 3 11 10 13 2 5 6 10 18 -7 28
16 Almagro 25 6 8 11 14 20 13 5 5 3 10 6 12 1 3 8 4 14 -6 26
17 Guillermo Brown 25 6 9 10 23 27 13 4 4 5 16 14 12 2 5 5 7 13 -4 24
18 San Telmo 25 6 5 14 28 38 13 5 3 5 17 17 12 1 2 9 11 21 -10 23
19 Flandria 24 6 5 13 23 38 12 5 3 4 15 16 12 1 2 9 8 22 -15 23

Read more about Primera B Nacional

The Primera B Nacional, often called simply Nacional B, is the second level in the Argentine football league system. It currently has 25 teams playing each other once for a total of 24 fixtures to decide the final league table. The champion is promoted while another can follow through playoff.