A demanding season for Independiente so far, and the same description fits Vélez Sarsfield. These weathered teams pray for some vital points here.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Independiente and Vélez Sarsfield 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.
Independiente form and stats
The total Superliga stats playing at home this season for Independiente are 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Independiente, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Independiente travelled for their previous game, a trip to Godoy Cruz that ended 1-1. It's uncommon, but the exact score 1-1 has repeated itself three times in a row. Defender Insaurralde got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.81/10. Insaurralde scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Huracan that ended 1-1.Independiente have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Independiente has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vélez Sarsfield so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
Vélez Sarsfield delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sarmiento (placed 18th) in their previous match. Midfielder Janson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Janson hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, the Sarsfield manager Reobasco faced defeat when travelling to Aldosivi and losing 2-3.Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's last 11 league matches.
A new game in only three days for Vélez Sarsfield, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Flamengo. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vélez Sarsfield have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. Vélez Sarsfield have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other before in this season, with the result Vélez Sarsfield - Independiente 0-0 entered in the official records. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Independiente victories, three draws and two Vélez Sarsfield wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Benegas 8 goals |  L. Janson 8 goals | L. Fernández 4 goals |
Independiente missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Independiente | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 36 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | 33 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 86% |
| 69% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 73% | 72% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 33% | 31% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 13% | 17% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 7% | 7% |
| 59% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 60% | 59% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 40% | 34% |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 30% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 22% | 25% |
| 11 | 10.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Huracan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Patronato | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Platense | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Tigre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Banfield | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Colon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 22 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 24 | Talleres Córdoba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 11 |
| 28 | Lanus | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
