Home advantage could prove decisive in Vélez Sársfield Res. - Defensa y Justicia Res. battle

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Thu 30.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Vélez Sársfield Res. are placed 2nd, while Defensa y Justicia Res. are loitering 5 points behind in the table. Will they decrease the gap?

Insights:
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+10) in Reserve League
  • Defensa y Justicia Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Vélez Sársfield Res. form and stats

As mentioned below, Vélez Sársfield Res. are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Reserve League games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Vélez Sársfield Res. has won five games in a row. The Independiente Res. match was the last time out without a victory.

Sársfield enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Central Cordoba SdE Res.'s place. The match ended 3-0.

Before that match, a win away at Platense Res..

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vélez Sársfield Res. have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Goals are plenty in this club's league matches, with 5 in a row having at least three goals (over 2.5).

Sársfield have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Defensa y Justicia Res. form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Reserve League.

The fans enjoyed Defensa y Justicia Res.'s previous match versus Platense Res. (placed 25th), a 4-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Talleres Córdoba Res.'s place.

We have checked recent matches where Defensa y Justicia Res. have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 2 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Justicia has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games.

Head 2 Head

Defensa y Justicia Res. have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when facing Vélez Sársfield Res..

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

Defensa y Justicia Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. Defensa y Justicia Res.
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 0 4 8
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
18 9 2 Scored S 0 7 15
8 4 1 Conceded C 0 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 88%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 38%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
12% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 62%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
5.9 6.3 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.8 4.4
2.6 0.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.2 6
1.5 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.9 11 17 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 8.4
4.5 5.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 4
50% 56% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 70% 47%
 
4.9 2.7 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 12
2.4 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 5.1
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • All of Vélez Sársfield Res.'s home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Defensa y Justicia Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+10) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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. 9 7 0 2 17 9 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 3 0 1 9 6 8 21
2 Vélez Sársfield Res. 8 6 1 1 18 8 3 3 0 0 9 4 5 3 1 1 9 4 10 19
3 San Lorenzo Res. 8 5 2 1 8 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 3 1 0 5 1 5 17
4 Racing Club Res. 9 5 2 2 11 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 3 1 1 7 6 2 17
5 Estudiantes La Plata Res 8 5 1 2 13 4 4 4 0 0 10 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 9 16
6 Belgrano Cordoba Res. 8 5 1 2 13 6 5 3 1 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 4 7 16
7 Rosario Central Res. 9 5 1 3 17 12 4 4 0 0 10 2 5 1 1 3 7 10 5 16
8 Independiente Res. 8 4 3 1 18 9 4 1 2 1 7 5 4 3 1 0 11 4 9 15
9 Lanus Res. 8 5 0 3 14 10 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 15
10 Defensa y Justicia Res. 8 4 2 2 15 9 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 6 14
11 Colón Res. 8 4 1 3 6 9 4 2 1 1 3 5 4 2 0 2 3 4 -3 13
12 Boca Juniors Res. 8 3 3 2 9 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 12
13 Instituto Res. 8 3 3 2 8 5 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 12
14 Talleres Córdoba Res. 8 3 3 2 8 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 2 1 6 5 1 12
15 Huracan Res. 9 3 3 3 8 8 5 2 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 12
16 Arsenal Res. 9 3 3 3 9 10 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 1 1 2 3 5 -1 12
17 Tigre Res. 8 3 1 4 12 11 5 3 1 1 11 6 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 10
18 Argentinos Juniors Res. 8 3 1 4 9 10 5 3 0 2 8 6 3 0 1 2 1 4 -1 10
19 Unión Santa Fe Res. 9 3 1 5 13 16 5 3 1 1 13 8 4 0 0 4 0 8 -3 10
20 Banfield Res. 8 2 3 3 8 12 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 0 2 2 3 8 -4 9
21 Gimnasia Esgrima Res. 9 2 3 4 5 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 0 1 3 1 6 -4 9
22 Newell's Old Boys Res. 8 2 2 4 10 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 1 2 5 4 0 8
23 Barracas Central Res. 8 1 5 2 6 10 4 1 2 1 3 5 4 0 3 1 3 5 -4 8
24 Atlético Tucumán Res. 8 2 0 6 7 16 4 1 0 3 3 6 4 1 0 3 4 10 -9 6
25 Platense Res. 8 1 2 5 6 16 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 0 1 4 2 11 -10 5
26 Central Cordoba SdE Res. 9 1 1 7 8 25 4 1 1 2 3 6 5 0 0 5 5 19 -17 4
27 Sarmiento Res. 8 0 3 5 2 8 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 0 1 3 0 4 -6 3
28 Godoy Cruz Res. 8 0 1 7 4 15 4 0 1 3 3 9 4 0 0 4 1 6 -11 1

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.