Superliga duel: Close contest expected between Arsenal de Sarandi and Vélez Sarsfield

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 20:35 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América (48314 seats)

Arsenal de Sarandi perform at a high level so far being 7th in the table. Vélez Sarsfield can look both up and down from their 9th position.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats

Overall Superliga stats at home this season for Arsenal de Sarandi are 4-5-1 (wins-draw-losses). Arsenal de Sarandi are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row. Arsenal de Sarandi have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The home team returns to Estadio Libertadores de América after being equal after 90 minutes with Independiente (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 1-1. Before that, Arsenal de Sarandi drew at home versus Talleres Cordoba.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arsenal de Sarandi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn three and lost three.

A decent goal production from Arsenal de Sarandi in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Vélez Sarsfield have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Vélez Sarsfield, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Aucas. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting San Lorenzo's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vélez Sarsfield playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Vélez Sarsfield wins, three draws and four defeats.

The attacking power of Vélez Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Vélez Sarsfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Arsenal de Sarandi-Vélez Sarsfield H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal de Sarandi one win, Vélez Sarsfield two wins, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Arsenal de SarandiN. Giménez
N. Giménez
6 goals
Arsenal de SarandiJ. Kaprof
J. Kaprof
6 goals
Arsenal de SarandiG. Álvarez Suárez
G. Álvarez Suárez
5 goals

Arsenal de Sarandi missing players

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Arsenal de Sarandi Vélez Sarsfield
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 10 19
8 4 2 Won W 2 4 8
7 5 1 Drew D 0 2 6
5 1 1 Lost L 1 4 5
32 18 5 Scored S 4 6 18
25 12 3 Conceded C 4 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 79%
85% 90% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 20% 37%
50% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 20% 26%
25% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 10% 21%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 70% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 20% 32%
30% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 47%
10% 10% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 42%
 
4.7 5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.9 4.3
4.6 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.1 5.1
2.2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
241 115 36 Total Shots T S 25 90 194
90 43 12 Shots on Target S O 13 30 76
36% 42% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 20% 24%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Arsenal de Sarandi has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sarsfield have scored away.
  • Arsenal de Sarandi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vélez Sarsfield has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)

  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 20 13 3 4 37 16 10 5 1 4 11 6 10 8 2 0 26 10 21 42
2 Boca Juniors 20 11 6 3 27 8 10 5 4 1 14 4 10 6 2 2 13 4 19 39
3 Argentinos Juniors 20 9 8 3 19 13 10 6 4 0 14 7 10 3 4 3 5 6 6 35
4 Lanús 20 9 7 4 26 22 10 6 3 1 15 8 10 3 4 3 11 14 4 34
5 Rosario Central 20 8 9 3 27 23 10 6 3 1 18 8 10 2 6 2 9 15 4 33
6 Racing Club 20 7 11 2 24 21 10 5 4 1 12 10 10 2 7 1 12 11 3 32
7 Arsenal de Sarandi 20 8 7 5 32 25 10 4 5 1 18 12 10 4 2 4 14 13 7 31
8 Newell's Old Boys 20 8 7 5 28 22 10 6 2 2 15 8 10 2 5 3 13 14 6 31
9 Vélez Sarsfield 19 8 6 5 18 13 9 4 4 1 12 6 10 4 2 4 6 7 5 30
10 San Lorenzo 20 9 3 8 25 25 10 5 2 3 16 15 10 4 1 5 9 10 0 30
11 Estudiantes 20 8 5 7 21 17 10 6 2 2 14 5 10 2 3 5 7 12 4 29
12 Defensa y Justicia 20 8 5 7 20 17 10 3 3 4 8 7 10 5 2 3 12 10 3 29
13 Talleres Cordoba 20 8 4 8 26 25 10 5 3 2 14 12 10 3 1 6 12 13 1 28
14 Atlético Tucumán 20 7 6 7 19 21 10 4 3 3 12 11 10 3 3 4 7 10 -2 27
15 Independiente 20 7 5 8 24 23 10 4 2 4 18 13 10 3 3 4 6 10 1 26
16 Banfield 20 6 7 7 18 18 10 2 4 4 11 13 10 4 3 3 7 5 0 25
17 Central Cordoba SdE 20 6 6 8 20 25 10 4 3 3 8 10 10 2 3 5 12 15 -5 24
18 Union Santa Fe 20 6 5 9 18 26 9 4 2 3 9 8 11 2 3 6 9 18 -8 23
19 Aldosivi 20 5 4 11 18 28 10 3 3 4 9 10 10 2 1 7 9 18 -10 19
20 Patronato 20 4 7 9 18 29 10 3 3 4 9 13 10 1 4 5 9 16 -11 19
21 Colón 20 5 3 12 17 29 11 5 2 4 12 13 9 0 1 8 5 16 -12 18
22 Gimnasia La Plata 20 4 5 11 20 22 10 1 2 7 4 11 10 3 3 4 16 11 -2 17
23 Huracan 20 3 7 10 11 23 10 2 4 4 6 11 10 1 3 6 5 12 -12 16
24 Godoy Cruz 19 4 0 15 18 40 10 3 0 7 10 21 9 1 0 8 8 19 -22 12

Read more about Superliga

The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.