Primera C match preview: Deportivo Merlo versus Leandro Nicéforo Alem

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Competition: Argentina Primera C
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Manuel Moreno (5000 seats)

This is the Primera C season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Deportivo Merlo or Leandro Nicéforo Alem get that important first win?

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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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.

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Leandro Nicéforo Alem form and stats

191 minutes! That's how long the Leandro Nicéforo Alem goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Let's have a look at how Leandro Nicéforo Alem performed last season in the Primera C: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 16 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 10 and lost 8 with 11/25 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Leandro Nicéforo Alem - Deportivo Merlo 5-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Deportivo Merlo victories, one draw and one Leandro Nicéforo Alem win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Deportivo Merlo missing players

Leandro Nicéforo Alem missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Deportivo Merlo Leandro Nicéforo Alem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 22
9 6 0 Won W 0 2 7
7 3 2 Drew D 2 5 7
6 2 0 Lost L 0 4 8
22 13 1 Scored S 3 10 26
21 8 1 Conceded C 3 14 26
73% 82% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
55% 45% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 64%
41% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 41%
18% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 18%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
18% 27% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 55% 50%
55% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 23%
55% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 45% 36%
 
4 4.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.5 5
5.7 6.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.8 6.4
2.7 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
197 103 19 Total Shots T S 20 95 174
83 50 9 Shots on Target S O 11 43 86
27% 26% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 23% 30%

  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 Ituzaingo 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

Table
  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 Ituzaingo 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

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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.