Vélez Sarsfield vs Barracas Central preview: Away side face a strenuous job at Estadio José Amalfitani

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Amalfitani (45540 seats)

Vélez Sarsfield have taken 9 of their 14 in total here at their home arena. Will they claim the win versus Barracas Central?

Insights:
  • Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Vélez Sarsfield and Barracas Central 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.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

Vélez Sarsfield have played 6 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Vélez Sarsfield are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Instituto. The first loss after collecting points in five league fixtures. Godín was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Godín won 4 of 4 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Banfield.

On the other hand, Sarsfield have conceded 7 goals.

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Barracas Central form and stats

1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Barracas Central in their Superliga matches away.

Barracas Central are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Platense (placed 10th). That win felt good as this team had gone five league games without victory. Capraro was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.33. The defender Capraro scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 10 duels.

Prior to that match, the Barracas Central manager Paoli faced defeat when travelling to Talleres Córdoba and losing 0-3.

Barracas have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the prior two meetings): Vélez Sarsfield won one game, one match ended in a draw and Barracas Central managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two.

Top Goalscorers

Vélez SarsfieldL. Janson
L. Janson
4 goals
Barracas CentralB. Sepúlveda
B. Sepúlveda
4 goals
Vélez SarsfieldJ. Fernández
J. Fernández
2 goals

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Barracas Central missing players

Vélez Sarsfield Barracas Central
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 3 Played P 2 5 11
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
5 3 2 Drew D 0 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
15 12 6 Scored S 5 6 10
11 7 4 Conceded C 4 10 16
82% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 64%
45% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 27%
27% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 9%
9% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 9%
55% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 36%
27% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
36% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 45%
 
4.1 4.5 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.8 3.5
4.5 6 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.6 6.1
2.2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.3 11.3 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.4 9.2
3.5 4.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.6 2.6
38% 43% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 33% 34%
 
9.3 10.3 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.2 13.6
3 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.2 4.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Barracas Central have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Barracas Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Barracas Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 River Plate 10 8 0 2 18 5 4 3 0 1 7 3 6 5 0 1 11 2 13 24
2 San Lorenzo 11 7 2 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 8 0 5 2 1 2 6 5 9 23
3 Talleres Córdoba 10 6 1 3 18 8 6 3 0 3 8 5 4 3 1 0 10 3 10 19
4 Defensa y Justicia 11 5 3 3 15 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 3 1 1 7 1 7 18
5 Lanús 11 5 3 3 15 9 5 3 1 1 8 3 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 18
6 Rosario Central 10 5 3 2 13 12 5 4 1 0 8 3 5 1 2 2 5 9 1 18
7 Belgrano 11 5 3 3 10 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 3 1 2 6 6 1 18
8 Argentinos Juniors 11 5 2 4 15 8 5 4 1 0 13 2 6 1 1 4 2 6 7 17
9 Racing Club 10 5 2 3 14 11 5 3 2 0 7 4 5 2 0 3 7 7 3 17
10 Platense 11 4 4 3 14 14 6 2 3 1 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 16
11 Instituto 11 4 4 3 12 12 6 2 3 1 5 5 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 16
12 Newell's Old Boys 10 4 3 3 9 10 5 4 1 0 5 0 5 0 2 3 4 10 -1 15
13 Central Cordoba SdE 11 4 3 4 8 12 6 3 1 2 5 4 5 1 2 2 3 8 -4 15
14 Vélez Sarsfield 11 3 5 3 15 11 6 2 3 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 14
15 Boca Juniors 11 4 2 5 13 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 5 2 0 3 6 5 2 14
16 Estudiantes 10 4 2 4 12 12 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 5 6 0 14
17 Godoy Cruz 10 4 1 5 8 11 5 3 1 1 7 3 5 1 0 4 1 8 -3 13
18 Sarmiento 10 3 3 4 12 11 5 2 0 3 9 9 5 1 3 1 3 2 1 12
19 Tigre 10 3 3 4 11 13 4 1 1 2 4 5 6 2 2 2 7 8 -2 12
20 Huracán 11 3 3 5 13 17 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 9 -4 12
21 Barracas Central 11 3 3 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 6 10 -6 12
22 Gimnasia La Plata 10 3 2 5 9 15 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 0 1 4 2 11 -6 11
23 Banfield 11 2 4 5 7 14 6 1 3 2 1 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -7 10
24 Colón 10 1 6 3 8 11 5 0 3 2 3 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 9
25 Independiente 10 1 6 3 8 11 5 0 2 3 6 10 5 1 4 0 2 1 -3 9
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 10 2 2 6 7 14 4 1 1 2 3 5 6 1 1 4 4 9 -7 8
27 Atlético Tucumán 10 1 5 4 6 13 5 1 2 2 4 7 5 0 3 2 2 6 -7 8
28 Union Santa Fe 11 1 4 6 7 18 5 1 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 3 9 -11 7

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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.