Colón vs Vélez Sarsfield: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 09.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

This is the real thing, this is Superliga and this is Colón - Vélez Sarsfield. Check out our full match preview!

Insights:
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vélez Sarsfield have the fewest scored goals (11) in Superliga

Vélez Sarsfield could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Bragantino. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Colón form and stats

The total Superliga stats playing at home this season for Colón are 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Colón's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their home, ending 2-1 vs Cerro Porteno. The home side are looking to repeat that performance. The attacking player Farías was named "man of the match" for Colón with the rating of 8.45/10. Farías scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

A Superliga defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Arsenal de Sarandi.

A decent goal production from Colón in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

Vélez Sarsfield have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 0-3-3 (6 played). Two points from the last two away games for Vélez Sarsfield, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Bragantino in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores duel ended 1-1. Midfield player Orellano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Orellano served one assist and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Tigre in the Superliga.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sarsfield's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 6 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

Stats for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Colón, two draws and three wins for Vélez Sarsfield. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The games between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Vélez SarsfieldL. Janson
L. Janson
6 goals
ColónL. Beltrán
L. Beltrán
5 goals
ColónL. Rodríguez
L. Rodríguez
4 goals

Colón missing players

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Colón Vélez Sarsfield
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 6 13
3 2 2 Won W 0 0 3
7 3 0 Drew D 2 3 6
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
17 10 5 Scored S 1 1 11
17 9 2 Conceded C 3 5 11
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 67% 69%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 33% 54%
46% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 23%
38% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
69% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 17% 38%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
23% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 83% 54%
 
4.8 6.7 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.3 4.3
5.8 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 4.7 4.7
2 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.8 14 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.3 11.4
4.1 5.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.7 4.2
32% 31% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 5% 20%
 
11.3 9.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 9.5 10.4
4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.5
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vélez Sarsfield have scored away.
  • Colón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vélez Sarsfield have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Vélez Sarsfield have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Superliga
  • Vélez Sarsfield have the fewest scored goals (11) in Superliga
  • Vélez Sarsfield have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estudiantes 13 8 4 1 32 17 7 6 0 1 16 7 6 2 4 0 16 10 15 28
2 Boca Juniors 13 6 6 1 17 11 7 2 4 1 9 7 6 4 2 0 8 4 6 24
3 Tigre 13 5 5 3 17 10 6 4 2 0 10 2 7 1 3 3 7 8 7 20
4 Aldosivi 13 6 2 5 16 14 6 3 1 2 6 5 7 3 1 3 10 9 2 20
5 Huracan 13 5 3 5 17 16 7 3 1 3 10 10 6 2 2 2 7 6 1 18
6 Colón 13 3 7 3 17 17 6 2 3 1 10 9 7 1 4 2 7 8 0 16
7 Godoy Cruz 13 3 7 3 20 21 7 1 5 1 9 10 6 2 2 2 11 11 -1 16
8 Barracas Central 13 5 1 7 14 23 6 2 1 3 6 12 7 3 0 4 8 11 -9 16
9 Vélez Sarsfield 13 3 6 4 11 11 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 0 3 3 1 5 0 15
10 Arsenal de Sarandi 13 2 8 3 18 18 7 2 4 1 10 8 6 0 4 2 8 10 0 14
11 Lanus 13 3 5 5 14 15 7 3 2 2 8 5 6 0 3 3 6 10 -1 14
12 Central Cordoba SdE 13 3 5 5 14 20 6 1 2 3 9 11 7 2 3 2 5 9 -6 14
13 Independiente 13 2 7 4 14 18 6 1 4 1 7 7 7 1 3 3 7 11 -4 13
14 Rosario Central 13 3 2 8 13 19 6 2 1 3 8 8 7 1 1 5 5 11 -6 11

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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.