Game preview: Home crowd has high expectations when Vélez Sársfield Res. host Arsenal Res.

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Wed 07.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

The Reserve League league table tells a tale about these sides up until now, with Vélez Sársfield Res. in front of Arsenal Res. by 13 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (22) at home in Reserve League
  • Arsenal Res. have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Reserve League

Both teams have had enough rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic fixture!

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Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats

Vélez Sársfield Res. are steadily winning Reserve League games and points here. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.

Vélez Sársfield Res. are returning here after visiting Newell's Old Boys Res. and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against Independiente Res. with the scoreline 0-1.

It should be added that a glance at the 12 latest league fixtures reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Sársfield can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 22 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vélez Sársfield Res. are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.

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Arsenal Res. form and stats

As the visiting team in Reserve League matches, Arsenal Res. have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.

Arsenal Res.'s last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Godoy Cruz Res. that finished 2-2. It looked so good for Arsenal vs Godoy Cruz Res., but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Huracan Res. wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

Arsenal Res. are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 11 goals have been conceded by Arsenal in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this season, as the records show this recent match: Arsenal Res. - Vélez Sársfield Res. 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Vélez Sársfield Res. one win, one draw and Arsenal Res. one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

Arsenal Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. Arsenal Res.
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 6 Played P 5 15 31
14 9 5 Won W 0 2 9
6 2 0 Drew D 2 6 12
11 5 1 Lost L 3 7 10
50 34 14 Scored S 3 14 30
32 19 7 Conceded C 11 23 34
90% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 84%
65% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 61%
42% 69% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 40% 32%
29% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 23%
26% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
42% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 48%
32% 31% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 35%
35% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 32%
 
5.4 5.7 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.3 4.6
3.5 3.1 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.8 5.1
3.2 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 3.2
11 5 3 Red cards R C 2 6 9
 
10.7 11.9 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 7.2 6.7
4.4 5.1 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.7
36% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 36%
 
7 7.3 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 10.1 9.3
2.6 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • Arsenal Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal Res. have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Arsenal Res. have scored away.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (22) at home in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+15) 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 Boca Juniors Res. 17 12 1 4 33 11 8 7 0 1 17 4 9 5 1 3 16 7 22 37
2 Vélez Sársfield Res. 17 10 2 5 31 11 9 6 1 2 22 7 8 4 1 3 9 4 20 32
3 Argentinos Juniors Res. 17 9 5 3 27 15 8 6 1 1 13 4 9 3 4 2 14 11 12 32
4 Huracan Res. 17 9 3 5 34 26 9 5 2 2 19 13 8 4 1 3 15 13 8 30
5 Newell's Old Boys Res. 17 8 6 3 22 15 9 5 3 1 10 4 8 3 3 2 12 11 7 30
6 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 17 8 4 5 28 21 9 4 2 3 12 9 8 4 2 2 16 12 7 28
7 River Plate Res. 17 9 1 7 20 15 9 5 1 3 9 7 8 4 0 4 11 8 5 28
8 Tigre Res. 17 7 5 5 19 19 9 3 3 3 10 13 8 4 2 2 9 6 0 26
9 Defensa y Justicia Res. 17 8 2 7 19 21 8 5 0 3 12 8 9 3 2 4 7 13 -2 26
10 Rosario Central Res. 17 7 4 6 31 27 8 4 1 3 17 15 9 3 3 3 14 12 4 25
11 Independiente Res. 17 7 4 6 27 24 9 3 2 4 14 13 8 4 2 2 13 11 3 25
12 Union Santa Fe Res. 17 6 7 4 17 14 9 4 4 1 8 5 8 2 3 3 9 9 3 25
13 San Lorenzo Res. 17 7 3 7 21 20 8 3 1 4 10 10 9 4 2 3 11 10 1 24
14 Lanus Res. 17 7 3 7 28 30 9 3 2 4 15 17 8 4 1 3 13 13 -2 24
15 Colon Res. 17 6 6 5 22 24 8 4 2 2 15 10 9 2 4 3 7 14 -2 24
16 Banfield Res. 17 6 5 6 15 16 8 2 4 2 6 7 9 4 1 4 9 9 -1 23
17 Talleres Cordoba Res. 17 6 4 7 21 23 8 2 2 4 8 14 9 4 2 3 13 9 -2 22
18 Central Córdoba SdE Res. 17 6 4 7 17 23 9 5 0 4 12 14 8 1 4 3 5 9 -6 22
19 Atlético Tucumán Res. 17 6 3 8 23 24 8 4 0 4 13 11 9 2 3 4 10 13 -1 21
20 Arsenal Res. 17 4 7 6 17 19 9 2 4 3 8 8 8 2 3 3 9 11 -2 19
21 Racing Club Res. 17 4 6 7 23 21 8 2 5 1 14 11 9 2 1 6 9 10 2 18
22 Godoy Cruz Res. 17 4 6 7 19 25 9 2 4 3 10 11 8 2 2 4 9 14 -6 18
23 Platense Res. 17 3 8 6 11 16 8 0 5 3 4 8 9 3 3 3 7 8 -5 17
24 Estudiantes La Plata Res 17 3 8 6 11 17 8 1 3 4 7 12 9 2 5 2 4 5 -6 17
25 Aldosivi Res. 17 5 2 10 25 37 9 3 1 5 16 16 8 2 1 5 9 21 -12 17
26 Barracas Central Res. 17 5 1 11 11 30 8 3 0 5 7 14 9 2 1 6 4 16 -19 16
27 Patronato Res. 17 4 3 10 13 27 8 3 2 3 6 4 9 1 1 7 7 23 -14 15
28 Sarmiento Res. 17 4 3 10 13 27 9 2 3 4 7 8 8 2 0 6 6 19 -14 15

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.