The Independiente & Colón bosses J. Falcioni and E. Domínguez are both fearful of and feeling excited about this vital game in the top area of the Superliga league table.
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Independiente nor Colón as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Independiente form and stats
The Superliga results playing at home this season for Independiente are 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Independiente are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 225 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by S. Romero).
Independiente faced defeat in their previous match, away at Atletico Tucuman (0-2). Javier Osatchuk (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Osatchuk dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Defensa y Justicia.Independiente aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Libertadores de América in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Independiente have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Colón form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Colón in their Superliga matches away.
Colón delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sarmiento (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Superliga game. Leonardo Burián was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.84. The agile goalkeeper Burián stopped the opponent with six saves. Goalkeeper Leonardo Burián made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Sarmiento. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
Prior to that match, the Colón manager E. Domínguez faced defeat when travelling to Aldosivi and losing 0-3.Colón have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Colón have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Independiente and Colón have met before this season: Independiente - Colón 0-2. Data for the prior eight meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Independiente, one draw and one win for Colón. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Rodríguez 8 goals |   S. Romero 7 goals | A. Castro 5 goals |
Independiente missing players
Colón missing players
| Independiente | Colón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 37 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 83% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 79% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 46% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 46% |
| 48% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 50% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 12% |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.5 | 10.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 26% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 41% | 35% |
- Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Colón haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Independiente have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Independiente | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Colón | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Talleres Cordoba | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Aldosivi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Lanus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Patronato | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | River Plate | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Atletico Tucuman | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Banfield | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | San Lorenzo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Huracan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Boca Juniors | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Platense | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 24 | Union Santa Fe | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |