Independiente will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Arsenal de Sarandi.
Independiente and Arsenal de Sarandi 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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Independiente form and stats
Overall Superliga stats at home this season for Independiente are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Independiente faced defeat in their previous match, away at Racing Club (0-1). Ahead of that match, Independiente won a home game hosting Rosario Central (5-0).
A decent goal production from Independiente in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Independiente have conceded 12 goals.
Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats
Playing away, Arsenal de Sarandi have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Superliga this season. With three draws in a row for Arsenal de Sarandi the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Arsenal de Sarandi played 1-1 against Talleres Córdoba in their previous match. A 2-2 draw at Patronato's stadium before that.
Arsenal de Sarandi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Arsenal de Sarandi in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Independiente four wins, one draw and Arsenal de Sarandi one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Romero 11 goals |   N. Giménez 6 goals |  J. Kaprof 6 goals |
Independiente missing players
Arsenal de Sarandi missing players
| Independiente | Arsenal de Sarandi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 22 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 84% |
| 47% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 16% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 37% | 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 58% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 42% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 207 | 113 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 117 | 232 |
| 97 | 58 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 43 | 86 |
| 24% | 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | 36% |
- Arsenal de Sarandi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arsenal de Sarandi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Independiente haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Lanus | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Rosario Central | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Estudiantes | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 12 | Atletico Tucuman | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Independiente | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Banfield | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Talleres Córdoba | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 18 | Unión Santa Fe | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 20 | Colón | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Huracan | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 22 | Patronato | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -22 | 12 |