Full preview: Vélez Sársfield Res. expected to defeat Unión Santa Fe Res.

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Competition: Argentina Reserve League
Competition: Fri 05.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Vélez Sársfield Res. have played really well so far, sitting at 2nd spot in the table. Unión Santa Fe Res. have a view both up and down from the 15th place.

Insights:
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (25) in Reserve League
  • Unión Santa Fe Res. have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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

Vélez Sársfield Res. have been outstanding at home so far in the Reserve League with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.

Vélez Sársfield Res.'s previous game was also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Godoy Cruz Res. (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Sársfield played a great game against Godoy Cruz Res. and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Prior to that, an away loss at Huracan Res..

Vélez Sársfield Res. always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 20 goals in 6 league games. Sársfield are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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Unión Santa Fe Res. form and stats

As the visiting team in Reserve League matches, Unión Santa Fe Res. have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.

Unión Santa Fe Res. won their last game, 1-0 versus Talleres Cordoba Res. played at home. Those three points felt good as this team had gone three league rounds without victory.

Before that, Unión Santa Fe Res. travelled to Godoy Cruz Res. and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

A tale of few goals? 8 of this team's latest 10 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

Unión have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Unión Santa Fe Res. have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Previous four meetings with these squads: Vélez Sársfield Res. won zero, Unión Santa Fe Res. were winners in three and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Vélez Sársfield Res. missing players

Unión Santa Fe Res. missing players

Vélez Sársfield Res. Unión Santa Fe Res.
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 4 12 25
11 8 2 Won W 1 3 8
5 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
9 4 1 Lost L 3 7 10
44 32 4 Scored S 5 10 21
29 17 3 Conceded C 10 23 36
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
68% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 68%
48% 77% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 42% 32%
36% 54% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 20%
32% 46% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 12%
48% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 36%
28% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 32%
32% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 40%
 
5 5.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.6 3.8
3.4 2.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.8
3.5 2.8 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.4
10 5 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.8 12.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.1 7.8
4.7 5.9 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.3 3.3
37% 42% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 25% 25%
 
7.6 7.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 11.7 11.1
2.8 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.4
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • Unión Santa Fe Res. have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Unión Santa Fe Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Unión Santa Fe Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have scored more than double the goals of Unión Santa Fe Res..
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most points (15) at home in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (20) at home in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the most scored goals (25) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have the the best goal difference (+17) in Reserve League
  • Vélez Sársfield Res. have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

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

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.