Belgrano are stalking the top spots while Vélez Sarsfield are more worried about steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?
- Belgrano have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
This has all the signs of an engaging game with lots of action and energy as both teams are well recovered since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Belgrano form and stats
4-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Belgrano so far this season.
Belgrano are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Platense. Meriano was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Meriano won 14 of 20 duels.
Before that, Belgrano 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 Belgrano have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1.
It should be noted that a peek at the 10 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Belgrano have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Belgrano are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Julio César Villagra in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-2-4 (7 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vélez Sarsfield are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Sarsfield's last game was the home draw against River Plate (2-2). Goalkeeper Gómez made a total of eight saves, making him a hero against River Plate. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Rosario Central.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Vélez Sarsfield in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Vélez Sarsfield, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deportivo Espanol in just four days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Vélez Sarsfield have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Belgrano three wins, one draw and Vélez Sarsfield two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Vegetti Pfaffen 10 goals |  L. Janson 4 goals | L. Pratto 3 goals |
Belgrano missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Belgrano | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 71% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 35% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 10.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 32% |
| 13.4 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
- Belgrano have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Lanus | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Tigre | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 16 | Barracas Central | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | Instituto | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Colón | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 21 | Racing Club | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 22 | Vélez Sarsfield | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 23 | Independiente | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 24 | Huracán | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| 26 | Banfield | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 27 | Unión Santa Fe | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
