It's only round two of the Primera D Metropolitana for these sides. And fresh bodies and minds here at Estadio Liga Mercedes as Mercedes host Central Ballester. Check out this preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mercedes form and stats
Last season, Mercedes's league stats were 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, ending with 11th place in the Torneo Federal B. In these ten matches they scored {7 goals} and conceded 18. Playing as the host team in the previous season Mercedes delivered 1-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with {6 goals} and 5 conceded.
The Mercedes manager and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Centro Español (placed 6th).
Prior to that, an away loss at Juventud Unida G..Central Ballester form and stats
Let's have a look at how Central Ballester performed last season in the Primera D Metropolitana: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 9 and conceded {12 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 2/9 goals scored/conceded.
Ballester might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Deportivo Paraguayo proved too strong as Central Ballester slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Franco Muggeri.
Prior to that match, the Central Ballester manager Revuelta faced defeat when travelling to Lugano and losing 2-3.Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these participants: Mercedes won one, Central Ballester triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.
Mercedes missing players
Central Ballester missing players
| Mercedes | Central Ballester | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes | Last season | Central Ballester | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | ||
| 65% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 60% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 30% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | ||
| 35% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 40% | ||
| 45% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 6.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sportivo Barracas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Deportivo Muniz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Deportivo Paraguayo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | El Porvenir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Centro Español | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Juventud Unida G. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Argentino Rosario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Central Ballester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Lugano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Defensores de Cambaceres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | Yupanqui | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Lugano | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Sportivo Barracas | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Defensores de Cambaceres | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Deportivo Paraguayo | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Deportivo Muniz | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Argentino Rosario | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Central Ballester | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 10 | Juventud Unida G. | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
| 11 | Centro Español | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
