Primera B Nacional information and guide: Patronato small thought to subdue Defensores Unidos

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Sun 18.June
Match begins: 16:10 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella (22000 seats)

Patronato will plan to employ their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s adversaries. The home team are currently 9 points behind Defensores Unidos.

Insights:
  • Patronato have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Defensores Unidos have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera B Nacional

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Patronato and Defensores Unidos.

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Patronato form and stats

Patronato have played 9 Primera B Nacional games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Stress levels are on the rise for Patronato's attacking players as they have now played 237 minutes without scoring in a league game. Solís was their last goal scorer.

Patronato's last game was hosting Defensores Unidos (placed 3rd) and winning 1-0. Sweet to taste a league win after three matches without one.

Before that game, the home loss against Almirante Brown with the scoreline 0-1.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 13 league games, 10 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

Patronato has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Patronato have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Defensores Unidos form and stats

There's been little loot from Defensores Unidos's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Defensores Unidos only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.

The Defensores Unidos goalkeeper Fabricio Henricot is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 379 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Defensores Unidos are travelling again after losing away to Patronato in their previous match (0-1). That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gimnasia Mendoza.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Defensores playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 5 home wins.

Low on goals? 17 of this side's most recent 20 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Defensores Unidos's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Patronato and Defensores Unidos have duelled earlier this season: Defensores Unidos - Patronato 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Defensores UnidosM. Giménez
M. Giménez
8 goals
Defensores UnidosJ. Velázquez
J. Velázquez
5 goals
PatronatoJ. Valdez Chamorro
J. Valdez Chamorro
3 goals

Patronato missing players

Defensores Unidos missing players

Patronato Defensores Unidos
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 4 10 20
6 4 0 Won W 0 1 8
7 3 0 Drew D 2 4 7
7 3 2 Lost L 2 5 5
20 14 1 Scored S 1 4 18
18 7 3 Conceded C 3 9 13
80% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 80%
55% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 40% 45%
30% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 10% 15%
15% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
40% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 20% 25%
45% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 30% 50%
35% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 75% 70% 45%
 
3.9 3.5 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 2.7 3.4
3.8 3.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.3 4
2.6 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.8 3.7 3.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
7.5 8.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.2 7.4
2.8 3.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 1.9 2.7
36% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 21% 33%
 
6.4 5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 11.4 9.5
3.1 2.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.3 3.5
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Defensores Unidos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Defensores Unidos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Primera B Nacional
  • Defensores Unidos have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera B Nacional
  • Defensores Unidos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Patronato have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Patronato have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Defensores Unidos 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 Agropecuario 20 11 2 7 27 23 10 8 2 0 19 7 10 3 0 7 8 16 4 35
2 San Martín San Juan 19 8 7 4 22 16 10 5 4 1 14 5 9 3 3 3 8 11 6 31
3 Defensores Unidos 19 8 7 4 18 12 10 7 3 0 14 4 9 1 4 4 4 8 6 31
4 Almirante Brown 19 8 7 4 21 16 9 5 3 1 13 4 10 3 4 3 8 12 5 31
5 San Martín Tucumán 19 9 3 7 21 13 10 7 2 1 17 5 9 2 1 6 4 8 8 30
6 Deportivo Moron 20 8 5 7 19 19 10 5 3 2 11 6 10 3 2 5 8 13 0 29
7 Nueva Chicago 19 7 7 5 17 9 10 6 2 2 14 5 9 1 5 3 3 4 8 28
8 Gimnasia Mendoza 19 6 10 3 17 14 9 4 5 0 9 5 10 2 5 3 8 9 3 28
9 Temperley 20 7 7 6 23 23 10 6 3 1 15 7 10 1 4 5 8 16 0 28
10 Alvarado 20 5 9 6 16 22 10 5 3 2 10 5 10 0 6 4 6 17 -6 24
11 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto 20 6 5 9 16 21 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 1 2 7 3 13 -5 23
12 Patronato 19 5 7 7 19 18 9 3 3 3 13 7 10 2 4 4 6 11 1 22
13 Defensores de Belgrano 19 5 7 7 18 18 9 4 3 2 10 5 10 1 4 5 8 13 0 22
14 Guillermo Brown 19 5 7 7 20 21 10 3 4 3 14 10 9 2 3 4 6 11 -1 22
15 San Telmo 19 6 4 9 28 31 10 5 2 3 17 14 9 1 2 6 11 17 -3 22
16 Club Atlético Güemes 19 4 10 5 17 20 9 1 6 2 5 6 10 3 4 3 12 14 -3 22
17 Almagro 19 5 6 8 12 15 10 4 3 3 8 5 9 1 3 5 4 10 -3 21
18 All Boys 19 4 8 7 16 24 9 2 5 2 8 9 10 2 3 5 8 15 -8 20
19 Flandria 19 5 4 10 17 29 9 4 2 3 11 12 10 1 2 7 6 17 -12 19

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.