Godoy Cruz battle against Independiente for praise and sporting success.
It's quite the trip for Independiente when visiting Godoy Cruz as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Godoy Cruz and Independiente should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Godoy Cruz have to build on here at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in the Superliga.
A good away victory last time out for Godoy, who won 2-1 against Rosario Central (placed 10th). The forward Ojeda edged out all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.83 out of 10. Ojeda scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Aldosivi that was lost 0-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Godoy Cruz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Godoy Cruz as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Godoy Cruz has won seven of these, drawn one and lost three.
Godoy Cruz has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Independiente form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Independiente with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Independiente played 2-2 against Boca Juniors in their previous match. Rodríguez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.22. Rodríguez served one assist, hit eight key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Velez Sarsfield's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Independiente playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Independiente wins, three draws and three defeats.
1 goal so far away for Independiente, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last eight meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Godoy Cruz, three draws and two wins for Independiente. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ojeda 2 goals |  G. Ferrari 1 goals | E. Rodríguez Lima 1 goals |
Godoy Cruz missing players
Independiente missing players
| Godoy Cruz | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 7.2 | 10.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 4.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 22% | 8% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 9 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Godoy Cruz | Last season | Independiente | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 55% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 45% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | ||
| 18% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 45% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.1 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | ||
| 23% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 50% | ||
| 10.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Colon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Tigre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Huracan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Central Cordoba SdE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Independiente | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Lanus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Rosario Central | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Velez Sarsfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Independiente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
