A lot at stake in this fixture, with Estudiantes positioned 6th and Vélez Sarsfield placed 4th. Here's news and statistics!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Estudiantes form and stats
Estudiantes have played 10 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Estudiantes are returning here after visiting Godoy Cruz in a Superliga game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Leandro Díaz (2) and Gustavo del Prete scored the goal(s). Fernando Zuqui (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.7/10. Zuqui hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Ahead of that match, Estudiantes won a home game hosting Huracan (4-1).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 Estudiantes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost five.
The Estudiantes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Estudiantes have conceded only 8 goals.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Vélez Sarsfield have produced an overall stat of 3-4-3 so far.
Sarsfield had fun at their own home (Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi) last time out, beating Argentinos Juniors 2-0. Lautaro Gianetti and Lucas Pratto scored. Midfield player Federico Mancuello was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Mancuello served one assist, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Talleres Cordoba.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Vélez Sarsfield in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Sarsfield, three draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Sarsfield when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sarsfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Estudiantes-Vélez Sarsfield H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Estudiantes three wins, Vélez Sarsfield three wins, one draw. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Lucero 12 goals |  L. Díaz 11 goals | G. Del Prete 8 goals |
Estudiantes missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Estudiantes | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 52 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 55 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 81% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 64% |
| 36% | 22% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 35% | 39% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 19% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 17% |
| 50% | 39% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 39% |
| 36% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 35% | 50% |
| 22% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Vélez Sarsfield | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Lanus | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Colon | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Independiente | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Aldosivi | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 20 | Platense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 21 | Patronato | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -16 | 19 |