Can Deportivo Merlo beat Ituzaingó?

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Competition: Argentina Primera C
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

This is the Primera C season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Who will get that important first win?

Deportivo Merlo and Ituzaingó should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Deportivo Merlo form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 234 minutes.

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.

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Ituzaingó form and stats

Let's have a look at how Ituzaingó performed last season in the Primera C: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 17 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 9 and lost 6 with 17/24 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Deportivo Merlo victories, 1 draw and 1 Ituzaingó win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Deportivo Merlo missing players

Ituzaingó missing players

Deportivo Merlo Ituzaingó
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
6 5 2 Won W 0 2 4
5 1 0 Drew D 0 0 4
6 2 1 Lost L 2 6 9
14 11 6 Scored S 0 6 12
19 7 5 Conceded C 3 10 19
71% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 82%
53% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 53%
41% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 35%
18% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
12% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
12% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 35%
53% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 35%
65% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 47%
 
3.6 3.5 2.7 Corners For (avg) C F 7.5 4.2 5.8
5.9 6.8 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 4.9 4.5
2.9 2.9 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.7
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 3 3
 
139 68 36 Total Shots T S 7 51 143
60 35 22 Shots on Target S O 1 21 56
23% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 21%
Key stats in Primera C this season:
  • Deportivo Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ituzaingó have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ituzaingó have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ituzaingó haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Canuelas 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 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
Last season 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 Quilmes 38 20 9 9 53 32 19 12 4 3 30 11 19 8 5 6 23 21 21 69
2 Deportivo Armenio 38 18 13 7 46 27 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 8 6 5 18 12 19 67
3 Dock Sud 38 18 12 8 41 25 19 7 6 6 18 14 19 11 6 2 23 11 16 66
4 Deportivo Laferrere 38 15 16 7 57 39 19 8 10 1 30 17 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 61
5 Excursionistas 38 14 15 9 44 40 19 10 7 2 26 12 19 4 8 7 18 28 4 57
6 Midland 38 15 10 13 45 37 19 10 5 4 27 16 19 5 5 9 18 21 8 55
7 Villa San Carlos 38 14 12 12 42 32 19 9 5 5 24 11 19 5 7 7 18 21 10 54
8 Lujan 38 11 17 10 42 37 19 7 9 3 19 12 19 4 8 7 23 25 5 50
9 Deportivo Merlo 38 12 14 12 41 41 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 5 9 5 17 16 0 50
10 Berazategui 38 10 20 8 35 38 19 4 13 2 15 16 19 6 7 6 20 22 -3 50
11 Sportivo Italiano 38 12 13 13 41 42 19 6 8 5 24 23 19 6 5 8 17 19 -1 49
12 El Porvenir 38 11 15 12 40 46 19 4 10 5 20 23 19 7 5 7 20 23 -6 48
13 Ituzaingó 38 9 17 12 29 40 19 5 8 6 12 16 19 4 9 6 17 24 -11 44
14 Victoriano Arenas 38 11 10 17 47 53 19 6 4 9 25 26 19 5 6 8 22 27 -6 43
15 Leandro Nicéforo Alem 38 9 16 13 35 42 19 8 6 5 24 17 19 1 10 8 11 25 -7 43
16 General Lamadrid 38 10 13 15 38 46 19 7 6 6 25 23 19 3 7 9 13 23 -8 43
17 Central Cordoba 38 9 16 13 34 44 19 6 8 5 18 18 19 3 8 8 16 26 -10 43
18 San Martin Burzaco 38 8 14 16 27 40 19 5 7 7 10 17 19 3 7 9 17 23 -13 38
19 Canuelas 38 8 14 16 44 58 19 5 7 7 25 28 19 3 7 9 19 30 -14 38
20 Sportivo Barracas 38 6 14 18 28 50 19 6 5 8 21 24 19 0 9 10 7 26 -22 32

Read more about Primera C

The Primera C Metropolitana form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, together with Torneo Federal B. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 teams mostly from the Buenos Aires area. Teams play each other twice to decide a final league table, first in the Apertura (opening) stage and then in the Clausura (closing) stage.