It's ground zero in Primera C - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Deportivo Merlo and Deportivo Laferrere did in their pre-season friendlies!
It's no vacation for neither Merlo nor Deportivo Laferrere as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
Last season, Deportivo Merlo's league statistics were 12 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Primera C. Over these 38 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Deportivo Merlo managed 7-5-7 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 25 conceded.
Deportivo Laferrere form and stats
Let's have a look at how Deportivo Laferrere performed last season in the Primera C: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 16 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 27/22 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Merlo - Deportivo Laferrere 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Deportivo Merlo two wins, one draw and Deportivo Laferrere five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Deportivo Merlo missing players
Deportivo Laferrere missing players
| Deportivo Merlo | Deportivo Laferrere | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 35 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| 32 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 33 |
| 75% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 88% |
| 59% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 50% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 27% | 31% |
| 19% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 12% |
| 31% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 33% | 41% |
| 47% | 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 41% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.8 | 9 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 28% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | 34% |
| 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 | Ituzaingo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leandro Niceforo 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 Martin 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 |