This season has been challenging for Huracán so far, and that also applies to Vélez Sarsfield. These weathered teams pray for some crucial points here.
- Huracán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Superliga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Huracán and Vélez Sarsfield.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Huracán form and stats
Huracán have played 4 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Huracán manager F. Kudelka and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Godoy Cruz (placed 11th) in the Superliga. Midfield player Franco Cristaldo got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Cristaldo hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times. Jhonatan Candia felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Godoy Cruz as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 49th minute.
Before that, Huracán drew at home versus Union Santa Fe.Huracán are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Gimnasia La Plata awaits in three days.
Huracán have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Huracán have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The Superliga season is young and Vélez Sarsfield have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Agustín Bouzat, Francisco Ortega, Santiago Cáseres, Ricardo Centurión and Thiago Almada scored in Sarsfield's previous match, the home game against Lanus that ended 5-1. Midfielder Thiago Almada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.81. Almada scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, signed up for three assists, hit five key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 30 total). As mentioned above, Vélez Sarsfield was the only team on the pitch versus Lanus in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting River Plate's place.After this away game Sarsfield return home for a Superliga game against Godoy Cruz. That game is only four sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sarsfield's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded by Vélez Sarsfield in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also met each other previously this season: Vélez Sarsfield - Huracán 2-0. Stats for the previous nine meetings featuring these two teams are: one win for Huracán, six draws and two wins for Vélez Sarsfield. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Almada 4 goals |  A. Centurión 4 goals |  J. Lucero 4 goals |
Huracán missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Huracán | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 75% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 70% | 52% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 20% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 52% |
| 30% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 13 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 34% | 27% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 28% |
- Huracán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vélez Sarsfield have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) 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 | Independiente | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Aldosivi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Lanus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Colon | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Patronato | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Talleres Cordoba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Atletico Tucuman | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Huracán | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Banfield | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Boca Juniors | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Vélez Sarsfield | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Union Santa Fe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 24 | Platense | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 26 | Rosario Central | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |