Superliga match prediction and preview for Vélez Sarsfield vs Estudiantes clash

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 28.December
Match begins: 20:10 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Amalfitani (45540 seats)

After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes in this fresh Superliga season. Read our match preview!

Insights:
  • Vélez Sarsfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Estudiantes have yet to win a game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Vélez Sarsfield form and stats

Vélez Sarsfield have played 1 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Sarsfield against Central Cordoba SdE the last match, as Ricardo Álvarez and Cristian Tarragona were on target. Before that match, a Copa Sudamericana win away at Universidad Catolica.

Vélez Sarsfield has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Estudiantes form and stats

0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Estudiantes in their Superliga matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on L. Desábato, the Estudiantes manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

There were no winners in Estudiantes's previous match, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Racing Club (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, the Estudiantes manager L. Desábato faced defeat when travelling to Newell's Old Boys and losing 0-1.

It's early days yet, but Estudiantes has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Vélez Sarsfield three wins, one draw and Estudiantes two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SarsfieldC. Tarragona
C. Tarragona
3 goals
Vélez SarsfieldR. Álvarez
R. Álvarez
2 goals
Vélez SarsfieldT. Almada
T. Almada
2 goals

Vélez Sarsfield missing players

Estudiantes missing players

Vélez Sarsfield Estudiantes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
4 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
10 4 2 Scored S 0 0 1
6 3 1 Conceded C 1 4 7
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 75%
62% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 25% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 12%
38% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 88%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.5 9.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 17 10.8 10.9
4.5 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.5 3.4
28% 24% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 4%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Estudiantes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Estudiantes have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Estudiantes have yet to win a game.
  • Vélez Sarsfield have scored more than double the goals of Estudiantes.
  • Vélez Sarsfield haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Newell's Old Boys 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Vélez Sarsfield 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Racing Club 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
4 Estudiantes 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
5 Central Cordoba SdE 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1
6 Godoy Cruz 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1

Read more about Superliga

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.