It's the first game of the new season for Argentino Merlo and Excursionistas. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.
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.
Argentino Merlo form and stats
Argentino Merlo could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Primera C. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Estadio Juan Carlos Brieva they witnessed 9 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W17 - D5 - L6 from 28 games.
Excursionistas form and stats
Let's have a look at how Excursionistas performed last season in the Primera C: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 15 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 8 and lost 7 with 18/28 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Argentino Merlo and Excursionistas have met before this season: Excursionistas - Argentino Merlo 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Argentino Merlo victories, four draws and three Excursionistas wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Argentino Merlo missing players
Excursionistas missing players
| Argentino Merlo | Excursionistas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 39 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 26 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 75% |
| 44% | 42% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 46% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 46% |
| 32% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 21% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 264 | 123 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 123 | 230 |
| 119 | 57 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 46 | 86 |
| 33% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 20% | 29% |
- Argentino Merlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Argentino Merlo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Excursionistas 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 | Argentino Merlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Berazategui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cañuelas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Cordoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Deportivo Espanol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Deportivo Laferrere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Deportivo Merlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dock Sud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | El Porvenir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Excursionistas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | General Lamadrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ituzaingó | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leandro Nicéforo Alem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lujan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Midland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Real Pilar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | San Martín Burzaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sportivo Italiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Victoriano Arenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |