River Plate Res. vs Vélez Sársfield Res.: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

A very important game in Reserve League as both contenders are battling for the top positions. With River Plate Res. in 1st place and Vélez Sársfield Res. at 6th, this promises to be an exciting duel. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • River Plate Res. have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Reserve League

Both squads have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's look for an energetic match!

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River Plate Res. form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what River Plate Res. have to build on here in the Reserve League. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as River has won four games in a row. The Colón Res. match was the last time out without a victory.

It's back home for River Plate Res., who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Godoy Cruz Res. away with the result 1-0.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Huracan Res. in a game that was won 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for River Plate Res. as they are travelling to their away game against Gimnasia Esgrima Res. in the Reserve League. That match is three days after this one.

River Plate Res. are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. River have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats

Vélez Sársfield Res. are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Reserve League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Vélez Sársfield Res. won their last game, 4-0 versus Colón Res. played at home. As mentioned above, Sársfield was the only team on the pitch versus Colón Res. in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atletico Tucuman Res. wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Vélez Sársfield Res. are hosting Lanus Res. in the Reserve League only three days away.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

River Plate Res.-Vélez Sársfield Res. H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: River one win, Vélez Sársfield Res. two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

River Plate Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

River Plate Res. Vélez Sársfield Res.
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 3 Played P 3 10 21
12 6 2 Won W 1 2 8
6 4 1 Drew D 2 4 5
5 2 0 Lost L 0 4 8
37 18 6 Scored S 6 10 31
22 10 2 Conceded C 4 11 27
83% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
65% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 67%
43% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 20% 48%
35% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 33%
17% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 29%
39% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 52%
48% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 24%
30% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
5.9 6.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.6 5.5
4.5 5.2 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.8 3.2
3.2 2.7 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5.3 3.9 3.4
8 3 1 Red cards R C 1 5 9
 
10.9 10.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.9 10.8
4.7 5.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.4 4.5
35% 29% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 29% 33%
 
8.3 7.8 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 7.2 7.4
3.7 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 2.7 2.9
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • River Plate Res. have the most clean sheets (8) at home 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. 7 5 0 2 11 4 4 3 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 1 6 2 7 15
2 Defensa y Justicia Res. 8 5 0 3 9 9 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 2 0 2 3 6 0 15
3 Central Cordoba SdE Res. 8 4 2 2 10 8 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 14
4 Racing Club Res. 7 4 1 2 17 6 3 2 1 0 8 3 4 2 0 2 9 3 11 13
5 Independiente Res. 7 4 1 2 14 6 4 2 0 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 8 13
6 Vélez Sársfield Res. 7 4 1 2 12 6 4 3 0 1 9 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 6 13
7 Tigre Res. 7 4 1 2 8 8 4 2 0 2 4 7 3 2 1 0 4 1 0 13
8 Argentinos Juniors Res. 7 3 3 1 10 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 1 2 1 5 3 6 12
9 Rosario Central Res. 7 3 3 1 14 10 3 1 1 1 8 6 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 12
10 Newell's Old Boys Res. 7 3 3 1 7 3 4 2 2 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 12
11 Boca Juniors Res. 8 4 0 4 10 9 3 2 0 1 5 3 5 2 0 3 5 6 1 12
12 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 7 3 2 2 10 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 11
13 Arsenal Res. 7 3 2 2 6 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 11
14 Atletico Tucuman Res. 7 3 2 2 9 9 3 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 7 8 0 11
15 Union Santa Fe Res. 7 3 1 3 7 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 10
16 Aldosivi Res. 7 3 1 3 13 14 4 1 1 2 8 7 3 2 0 1 5 7 -1 10
17 Colón Res. 7 2 4 1 8 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 4 6 -1 10
18 San Lorenzo Res. 8 3 1 4 8 9 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 -1 10
19 Banfield Res. 8 3 1 4 6 8 3 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 0 3 5 6 -2 10
20 Barracas Central Res. 7 3 0 4 5 10 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 2 0 2 2 3 -5 9
21 Godoy Cruz Res. 7 2 2 3 7 6 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 8
22 Talleres Cordoba Res. 8 2 2 4 10 12 4 1 0 3 4 9 4 1 2 1 6 3 -2 8
23 Huracan Res. 7 2 2 3 8 12 4 1 1 2 4 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 -4 8
24 Lanus Res. 7 2 1 4 8 13 4 1 1 2 6 11 3 1 0 2 2 2 -5 7
25 Estudiantes La Plata Res 7 1 3 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 -3 6
26 Sarmiento Res. 8 1 2 5 6 16 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 1 0 3 4 12 -10 5
27 Patronato Res. 8 1 1 6 5 19 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 0 4 3 16 -14 4
28 Platense Res. 7 0 2 5 3 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 0 1 3 1 7 -8 2

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.