Reserve League duel: Close contest expected between Gimnasia Esgrima Res. and Vélez Sársfield Res.

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Reserve League: Two sides in reasonably good form get together for this match. Vélez Sársfield Res. hold a tiny edge with their 2nd position in the standings?

Insights:
  • Gimnasia Esgrima Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (25) in Reserve League

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.

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Gimnasia Esgrima Res. form and stats

The story so far in the Reserve League for Gimnasia Esgrima Res. at their home stadium is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The Gimnasia manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Gimnasia Esgrima Res. manager and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Godoy Cruz Res. (placed 21st).

Preceding that match was the home game against Huracan Res. that was lost 2-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Gimnasia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gimnasia Esgrima Res. as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Gimnasia Esgrima Res. has won 9 of these, drawn 0 and lost 7.

The Gimnasia Esgrima Res. fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Gimnasia Esgrima Res.'s goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vélez Sársfield Res., who have the most scored goals (25) in Reserve League, playing as the away team in the Reserve League this season.

Vélez Sársfield Res. delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Unión Santa Fe Res. (placed 17th) in their previous fixture.

Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Godoy Cruz Res..

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sársfield playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were 8 Vélez Sársfield Res. wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Vélez Sársfield Res., the Reserve League home match versus Aldosivi Res.. Busy days.

It's not easy to score on Vélez Sársfield Res. as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest games featuring these two teams have all ended as Vélez Sársfield Res. wins. More of the same or streak broken?

Gimnasia Esgrima Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

Gimnasia Esgrima Res. Vélez Sársfield Res.
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 12 26
12 7 1 Won W 0 3 11
5 1 0 Drew D 0 4 6
10 5 4 Lost L 3 5 9
44 18 5 Scored S 0 12 44
38 16 10 Conceded C 3 12 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
81% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 65%
63% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 46%
37% 23% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 35%
15% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 31%
70% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 46%
22% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 31%
11% 8% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 35%
 
6.3 6.1 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.3 5
5.7 5.4 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.1 3.4
2.5 2.7 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 4.1 3.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 5 10
 
10.7 11.2 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.9 10.7
4.2 4.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.5 4.6
38% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 37%
 
9.5 9.3 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 7.5 7.4
3.8 3.8 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.8 2.8
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • Gimnasia Esgrima Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (25) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+17) in Reserve League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate Res. 12 9 0 3 19 8 7 5 0 2 9 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 11 27
2 Vélez Sársfield Res. 12 7 2 3 25 8 7 5 1 1 20 5 5 2 1 2 5 3 17 23
3 Newell's Old Boys Res. 12 6 5 1 17 9 6 3 3 0 6 1 6 3 2 1 11 8 8 23
4 Huracan Res. 13 7 2 4 24 21 7 4 1 2 13 11 6 3 1 2 11 10 3 23
5 Boca Juniors Res. 12 7 1 4 17 10 5 4 0 1 9 4 7 3 1 3 8 6 7 22
6 Rosario Central Res. 12 6 3 3 24 15 6 4 1 1 17 8 6 2 2 2 7 7 9 21
7 Argentinos Juniors Res. 12 6 3 3 20 13 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 2 2 2 10 9 7 21
8 Tigre Res. 12 6 3 3 13 12 6 3 1 2 6 8 6 3 2 1 7 4 1 21
9 Defensa y Justicia Res. 12 6 2 4 12 12 6 4 0 2 8 5 6 2 2 2 4 7 0 20
10 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 12 5 3 4 19 15 6 2 1 3 8 8 6 3 2 1 11 7 4 18
11 Independiente Res. 13 5 3 5 20 17 7 2 2 3 10 8 6 3 1 2 10 9 3 18
12 Atletico Tucuman Res. 13 5 3 5 20 19 6 3 0 3 10 9 7 2 3 2 10 10 1 18
13 Central Cordoba SdE Res. 13 5 3 5 12 15 7 4 0 3 10 11 6 1 3 2 2 4 -3 18
14 Racing Club Res. 12 4 5 3 22 12 6 2 4 0 13 8 6 2 1 3 9 4 10 17
15 Arsenal Res. 13 4 5 4 13 10 7 2 3 2 4 3 6 2 2 2 9 7 3 17
16 Colon Res. 13 4 5 4 11 18 6 2 2 2 5 7 7 2 3 2 6 11 -7 17
17 Unión Santa Fe Res. 12 4 4 4 11 11 6 3 2 1 5 3 6 1 2 3 6 8 0 16
18 Lanus Res. 13 5 1 7 22 27 7 2 1 4 13 17 6 3 0 3 9 10 -5 16
19 San Lorenzo Res. 12 4 2 6 16 18 5 1 1 3 6 8 7 3 1 3 10 10 -2 14
20 Banfield Res. 12 4 2 6 10 13 5 1 2 2 3 5 7 3 0 4 7 8 -3 14
21 Godoy Cruz Res. 12 3 4 5 13 18 7 2 3 2 9 8 5 1 1 3 4 10 -5 13
22 Estudiantes La Plata Res 12 3 4 5 10 15 6 1 2 3 6 10 6 2 2 2 4 5 -5 13
23 Aldosivi Res. 12 4 1 7 21 30 6 2 1 3 13 11 6 2 0 4 8 19 -9 13
24 Platense Res. 12 2 5 5 10 14 6 0 4 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 6 8 -4 11
25 Talleres Cordoba Res. 12 3 2 7 14 20 5 1 0 4 5 12 7 2 2 3 9 8 -6 11
26 Patronato Res. 12 3 2 7 10 21 6 3 1 2 6 3 6 0 1 5 4 18 -11 11
27 Sarmiento Res. 13 3 2 8 11 23 7 2 2 3 7 6 6 1 0 5 4 17 -12 11
28 Barracas Central Res. 12 3 1 8 6 18 5 1 0 4 3 10 7 2 1 4 3 8 -12 10

Read more about Reserve League

The Argentina Reserve League is a reserve team league that feature reserve lineups from many of the biggest football clubs in Argentina. It currently has 26 teams who play each other once for a total of 25 fixtures per team. The final league table is complete in April.