Superliga match prediction: Little separates Colón and Vélez Sarsfield in quality

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

Colón have some lost ground to recover from their 23rd place, and they have a chance vs Vélez Sarsfield. Read more!

Insights:
  • Colón have yet to win a game at home.

The hosts Colón saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Superliga. That game was an away game at Platense, so at least Colón are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Colón form and stats

With 0 Superliga wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Colón are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Colón has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?

The Colón manager Gorosito and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Platense (placed 12th). Goltz, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Goltz won 7 of 10 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Talleres Cordoba.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Colón here at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Colón's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vélez Sarsfield playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Vélez Sarsfield have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 232 minutes ago. Janson was the goal scorer.

Vélez Sarsfield played 0-0 against Barracas Central in their previous match. Defender Ortega was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Ortega won 9 of 12 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Instituto's place.

The attacking power of Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Colón won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Vélez Sarsfield managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Vélez SarsfieldL. Janson
L. Janson
4 goals
ColónR. Ábila
R. Ábila
3 goals
ColónS. Pierotti
S. Pierotti
2 goals

Colón missing players

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Colón Vélez Sarsfield
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 5 12
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 3
8 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
3 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
10 5 1 Scored S 1 3 15
13 8 3 Conceded C 1 4 11
75% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 75%
67% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 40% 58%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 42%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 50%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
42% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 42%
 
4.7 5.7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 3.8
4.4 4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.8 4.6
2.8 2.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.1 14.8 21.5 Shots (avg) S ( 17 9 9.9
4.2 4.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.2 3.3
20% 17% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 38%
 
13.2 12 11 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8 9.3
3.9 4.7 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Colón have yet to win a game 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 12 10 0 2 22 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 7 6 0 1 12 2 17 30
2 San Lorenzo 12 7 3 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 8 0 6 2 2 2 6 5 9 24
3 Rosario Central 12 6 4 2 16 14 6 5 1 0 9 3 6 1 3 2 7 11 2 22
4 Talleres Cordoba 12 6 3 3 20 10 7 3 1 3 8 5 5 3 2 0 12 5 10 21
5 Defensa y Justicia 12 6 3 3 16 8 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 3 1 1 7 1 8 21
6 Belgrano 12 6 3 3 12 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 7 4 1 2 8 6 3 21
7 Lanus 12 5 4 3 19 13 5 3 1 1 8 3 7 2 3 2 11 10 6 19
8 Argentinos Juniors 12 5 3 4 15 8 5 4 1 0 13 2 7 1 2 4 2 6 7 18
9 Racing Club 12 5 3 4 15 13 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 2 1 3 8 8 2 18
10 Estudiantes 12 5 3 4 13 12 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 3 1 2 6 6 1 18
11 Newell's Old Boys 12 5 3 4 10 11 6 4 1 1 5 1 6 1 2 3 5 10 -1 18
12 Platense 12 4 5 3 14 14 7 2 4 1 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 17
13 Godoy Cruz 12 5 2 5 15 17 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 2 0 4 4 10 -2 17
14 Tigre 12 4 4 4 12 13 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 2 3 2 7 8 -1 16
15 Instituto 12 4 4 4 12 13 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 16
16 Vélez Sarsfield 12 3 6 3 15 11 7 2 4 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 15
17 Sarmiento 12 4 3 5 13 12 6 3 0 3 10 9 6 1 3 2 3 3 1 15
18 Central Cordoba SdE 12 4 3 5 8 13 6 3 1 2 5 4 6 1 2 3 3 9 -5 15
19 Boca Juniors 12 4 2 6 13 12 7 2 2 3 7 7 5 2 0 3 6 5 1 14
20 Huracan 12 3 4 5 13 17 6 2 2 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 9 -4 13
21 Barracas Central 12 3 4 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 1 2 3 6 10 -6 13
22 Banfield 12 3 4 5 8 14 7 2 3 2 2 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -6 13
23 Colón 12 1 8 3 10 13 6 0 4 2 5 8 6 1 4 1 5 5 -3 11
24 Gimnasia La Plata 12 3 2 7 9 20 6 3 1 2 7 6 6 0 1 5 2 14 -11 11
25 Independiente 12 1 7 4 9 13 6 0 3 3 7 11 6 1 4 1 2 2 -4 10
26 Atletico Tucuman 12 1 7 4 8 15 6 1 3 2 6 9 6 0 4 2 2 6 -7 10
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 12 2 2 8 9 18 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 1 1 5 4 10 -9 8
28 Union Santa Fe 12 1 5 6 7 18 6 1 2 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 3 9 -11 8

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.