Argentino Merlo travel to Puerto Nuevo with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Argentina Primera C
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos (500 seats)

A lot at stake in this fixture, with Puerto Nuevo at 5th and Argentino Merlo placed 2nd. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Puerto Nuevo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Argentino Merlo have the most scored goals (28) in Primera C

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera C game only four days ago.

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Puerto Nuevo form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera C, Puerto Nuevo have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. Puerto Nuevo has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Puerto enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Deportivo Laferrere's place. The match ended 1-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Luján in a game that was won 2-1.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 26 league games, 21 have seen zero, one or two goals.

Puerto Nuevo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Puerto Nuevo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Argentino Merlo form and stats

Argentino Merlo's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Argentino Merlo collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the Primera C. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Argentino are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Argentino Merlo have lots to to correct after their unpredictable loss (0-1) to Deportivo Laferrere in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. Until that defeat this side had won at least one point from eight league rounds in a row.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Luján with the score of 1-0.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches.

Argentino are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

Argentino Merlo have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (4-1-0) when facing Puerto Nuevo.

This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Argentino Merlo - Puerto Nuevo 1-1.

Puerto Nuevo missing players

Argentino Merlo missing players

Puerto Nuevo Argentino Merlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 4 17 35
8 5 1 Won W 2 7 16
13 4 0 Drew D 2 5 8
14 8 3 Lost L 0 5 11
26 17 4 Scored S 5 20 43
42 25 9 Conceded C 3 18 37
80% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
54% 76% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 65% 66%
29% 47% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 41% 37%
14% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 14%
6% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 14%
43% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 65% 57%
31% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 26%
46% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 20%
 
3.6 3.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.5 5.5
5.1 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 4.4
2.6 2.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.5
10 5 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
6.8 7.4 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 9.2 9
2.7 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.6
27% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 34%
 
7.4 7.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 7.5 7.3
2.8 3.1 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.2 2.8 2.9
Key stats in Primera C this season:
  • Argentino Merlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Argentino Merlo have the most scored goals (28) in Primera C
  • Puerto Nuevo have played more matches over 2,5 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 +/- P
1 Deportivo Espanol 18 11 5 2 23 10 9 4 4 1 10 5 9 7 1 1 13 5 13 38
2 Argentino Merlo 17 11 3 3 28 16 9 6 1 2 16 8 8 5 2 1 12 8 12 36
3 Real Pilar 17 8 6 3 23 13 9 4 3 2 13 9 8 4 3 1 10 4 10 30
4 Claypole 17 9 2 6 26 19 8 4 0 4 12 11 9 5 2 2 14 8 7 29
5 Puerto Nuevo 17 7 8 2 16 11 8 4 3 1 12 9 9 3 5 1 4 2 5 29
6 Excursionistas 17 8 4 5 23 18 8 5 1 2 10 6 9 3 3 3 13 12 5 28
7 Deportivo Laferrere 17 8 4 5 18 13 8 3 2 3 7 8 9 5 2 2 11 5 5 28
8 Sportivo Italiano 17 7 6 4 18 12 9 5 3 1 12 4 8 2 3 3 6 8 6 27
9 Atlas 17 7 5 5 17 16 8 3 2 3 8 7 9 4 3 2 9 9 1 26
10 Central Córdoba 17 7 3 7 19 17 9 5 1 3 13 9 8 2 2 4 6 8 2 24
11 Berazategui 17 7 2 8 24 23 9 5 2 2 14 9 8 2 0 6 10 14 1 23
12 Luján 17 5 5 7 16 21 8 2 2 4 6 10 9 3 3 3 10 11 -5 20
13 Midland 17 5 3 9 16 21 8 4 1 3 12 8 9 1 2 6 4 13 -5 18
14 Liniers 17 3 8 6 19 23 8 1 2 5 9 14 9 2 6 1 10 9 -4 17
15 San Martin Burzaco 17 4 4 9 12 18 9 3 2 4 9 10 8 1 2 5 3 8 -6 16
16 General Lamadrid 17 3 6 8 14 22 9 1 4 4 7 11 8 2 2 4 7 11 -8 15
17 Leandro Nicéforo Alem 17 2 8 7 11 23 9 1 7 1 4 5 8 1 1 6 7 18 -12 14
18 Victoriano Arenas 17 3 3 11 12 25 8 2 2 4 6 7 9 1 1 7 6 18 -13 12
19 El Porvenir 17 2 5 10 13 27 9 2 3 4 7 11 8 0 2 6 6 16 -14 11

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.