After the first games for these two it's Independiente - Arsenal de Sarandi 0-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second Superliga game of the season?
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
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.
Independiente form and stats
The previous season, Independiente's league statistics were 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss, resulting in 2nd position in the Torneos De Verano. During these two matches they scored 3 goals and conceded 2. Playing as the host team in the previous season Independiente managed 0-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with 0 goals and 1 conceded.
Independiente are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Estudiantes. Laso was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Laso scored one goal and won 7 of 9 duels.
Before that match, a Torneos De Verano win away at Talleres Cordoba.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Independiente's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn two and lost one.
The manager Domínguez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Velez Sarsfield in only four days.
Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats
Let's have a look at how Arsenal de Sarandi performed last season in the Superliga: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 15/16 goals scored/conceded.
Arsenal delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rosario Central (placed 7th) in their previous match. Midfield player Antilef was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.3/10. Antilef served one assist and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw at Banfield's stadium before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Arsenal de Sarandi playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, two draws and three home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Huracan in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding nine meetings): Independiente won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Arsenal de Sarandi got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine encounters.Independiente missing players
Arsenal de Sarandi missing players
| Independiente | Arsenal de Sarandi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Independiente | Last season | Arsenal de Sarandi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 10 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 91% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 64% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 18% | ||
| 4.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 45% | ||
| 7 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Cordoba SdE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Velez Sarsfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Huracan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tigre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Colon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Independiente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Lanus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Barracas Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Aldosivi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 |