Deportivo Merlo will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Excursionistas.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game! It's quite the trip for Excursionistas when visiting Deportivo Merlo as the cities are 2400 kilometers apart.
Deportivo Merlo form and stats
The story so far for Deportivo Merlo at their home stadium (Estadio José Manuel Moreno) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.A good away victory last time out for Deportivo Merlo, who won 3-0 against Leandro Niceforo Alem. Preceding that match was a defeat to Sportivo Italiano (0-1).
This is expected to be a close game, with Deportivo Merlo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Deportivo Merlo as a small favourite), we find one game. Deportivo Merlo has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0. Deportivo Merlo are traveling soon after this match as the Primera C match at Victoriano Arenas awaits in three days.
Deportivo Merlo has scored 18 goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Deportivo Merlo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times.
Excursionistas form and stats
3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Excursionistas playing as the away team this season. Visiting Excursionistas has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.The manager G. Manzini was unhappy after their last game, a Primera C match played at their home ground Estadio José Manuel Moreno. Excursionistas suffered a 2-4 loss to El Porvenir. A 1-1 draw at Ituzaingo's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 24 similar matches played by Excursionistas in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Excursionistas, 9 draws and 11 defeats. A new game in only three days for Excursionistas, the Primera C home match versus Sportivo Barracas. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Excursionistas in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Excursionistas - Deportivo Merlo 3-0, played this season. Deportivo Merlo-Excursionistas H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Deportivo Merlo 0 wins, Excursionistas 2 wins, 1 draw.Top Goalscorers
Deportivo Merlo missing players
Excursionistas missing players
| Deportivo Merlo | Excursionistas | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 33 | 18 | Scored | 14 | 36 |
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | 18 | 30 |
| 83% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 87% |
| 63% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 63% |
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 37% |
| 17% | 13% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 67% | Both teams to score | 53% | 50% |
| 33% | 20% | Clean Sheet | 27% | 40% |
| 33% | 20% | Failed To Score | 27% | 23% |
- Deportivo Merlo is involved in more goals 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 | Argentino Quilmes | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 54 |
| 2 | Dock Sud | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Deportivo Laferrere | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 | Deportivo Armenio | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 48 |
| 5 | Villa San Carlos | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Excursionistas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Sportivo Italiano | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Midland | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Deportivo Merlo | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Victoriano Arenas | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Berazategui | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 39 |
| 12 | Luján | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 | Leandro Nicéforo Alem | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -3 | 36 |
| 14 | El Porvenir | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 15 | General Lamadrid | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Central Córdoba | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 34 |
| 17 | Ituzaingó | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -9 | 34 |
| 18 | San Martín Burzaco | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Cañuelas | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 26 |
| 20 | Sportivo Barracas | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -21 | 22 |
