Home advantage could prove decisive in Independiente - Sarmiento battle

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América (48314 seats)

The Superliga season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Independiente and Sarmiento promises to be an interesting one.

Insights:
  • Independiente have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Superliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Independiente form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Independiente's two home games in the Superliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Libertadores de América.

The Independiente supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Villa Mitre in Copa Argentina and win 1-0. Before that match, a Superliga win away at Newell's Old Boys.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Independiente handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, two draws and three defeats.

Independiente has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Sarmiento form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. One point away has become something of a habit for Sarmiento who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Sarmiento delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Talleres Cordoba (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Superliga game. A 1-1 draw at Boca Juniors's stadium before that.

Sarmiento are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sarmiento has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Independiente wins - draws - Sarmiento wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

IndependienteJ. Insaurralde
J. Insaurralde
2 goals
IndependienteF. Bustos
F. Bustos
1 goals
IndependienteS. Palacios
S. Palacios
1 goals

Independiente missing players

Sarmiento missing players

Independiente Sarmiento
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 1 0 Scored S 1 1 3
2 1 0 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 9.7
2.8 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7 4.3
36% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 14% 23%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Independiente have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Superliga
  • Independiente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Superliga
  • Independiente have the most clean sheets (2) in Superliga
Independiente Last season Sarmiento
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
11 5   Played P   4 8
5 1   Won W   2 4
3 2   Drew D   2 4
3 2   Lost L   0 0
15 6   Scored S   6 9
11 7   Conceded C   4 5
82% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   75% 75%
64% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 50%
36% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 25%
18% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 12%
18% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 12%
45% 60%   BTTS BTTS   75% 50%
55% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 50%
18% 20%   Failed to Score F T   25% 25%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
9.4 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   11 14.3
3.2 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.9
43% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 20%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lanus 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
2 Independiente 4 3 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 9
3 Boca Juniors 4 2 2 0 11 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 7 8
4 Union Santa Fe 4 2 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
5 Defensa y Justicia 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
6 Velez Sarsfield 3 2 0 1 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 6
7 Gimnasia La Plata 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 5
8 Talleres Cordoba 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
9 Atlético Tucumán 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
10 Huracan 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
11 Sarmiento 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
12 Newell's Old Boys 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
13 Patronato 4 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.