27th- against 15th position might not feel all that tempting to look into. Fear not: Here's the info that makes Vélez Sarsfield - Barracas Central (even) more interesting!
- Vélez Sarsfield have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Barracas Central have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Superliga
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning increased mental strain and significance.
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Superliga this season. Vélez Sarsfield have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Estadio José Amalfitani.
The followers are hoping that Vélez Sarsfield will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Tigre (placed 11th). Guidara was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.84 out of 10. The defender Guidara hit one key pass and won 12 of 12 duels.
Before that match, a home loss in the Copa Argentina against Independiente.
Some stats: A review of the 13 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Sarsfield have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot.
Barracas Central form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Barracas Central so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
The followers enjoyed Barracas Central's previous match versus Godoy Cruz (placed 7th), a 3-1 win played at home. Valenzuela got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Valenzuela hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Huracan that ended 1-1.After this away game Barracas Central return home for a Superliga game against Gimnasia La Plata. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Barracas Central when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Barracas's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two sides encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Barracas Central - Vélez Sarsfield 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Janson 8 goals |  N. Bandiera 8 goals | B. Sepúlveda 8 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Barracas Central missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Barracas Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 41 |
| 39 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 52 |
| 88% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 73% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | 85% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 44% | 53% |
| 18% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 31% | 32% |
| 6% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 58% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | 65% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 31% | 24% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 13.3 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 23% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | 34% |
| 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 15.5 | 13.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
- Barracas Central have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Superliga
- Vélez Sarsfield 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 | Gimnasia La Plata | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Atletico Tucuman | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Huracan | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | River Plate | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Tigre | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Patronato | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 20 | Talleres Córdoba | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 21 | Defensa y Justicia | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 22 | Independiente | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanús | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 27 | Vélez Sarsfield | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 13 |
