Godoy Cruz know they will have a demanding journey to Vélez Sarsfield and their Estadio José Amalfitani. This preview has all the knowledge you need ahead of the game.
- Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
It's no vacation for neither Sarsfield nor Godoy Cruz as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Godoy Cruz when visiting Sarsfield as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
Vélez Sarsfield have played 4 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Sarsfield manager M. Pellegrino and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Huracan (placed 19th) in the Superliga. Midfielder Luca Orellano was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.25 (out of ten) in that game. Orellano scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
Before that, Sarsfield had a home game versus Lanús which ended with a victory 5-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vélez Sarsfield handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and three defeats.
Sarsfield has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Sarsfield have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Godoy Cruz form and stats
Godoy Cruz are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Superliga, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Godoy have lost on their last two travels.
Godoy might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Union Santa Fe proved too strong as Godoy Cruz slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas. Martín Ojeda got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Ojeda hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Huracan.We have checked recent matches where Godoy have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were zero victories, three draws and eight defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Godoy Cruz have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. Godoy have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Vélez Sarsfield wins - draws - Godoy Cruz wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ojeda 7 goals |  E. Bullaude 5 goals |   T. Almada 4 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Godoy Cruz missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Godoy Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 19 | 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 82% | 73% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 36% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 81% |
| 27% | 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 18% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 18% | 27% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 32% | 27% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 71% |
| 50% | 64% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 36% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 5 | 5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 28% | 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | 31% |
- Godoy Cruz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz have the most points from losing position (12) in Superliga
- Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estudiantes | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Lanús | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Independiente | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | River Plate | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Colon | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Aldosivi | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Patronato | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Defensa y Justicia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Atletico Tucuman | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Godoy Cruz | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Union Santa Fe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Huracan | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Banfield | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 | San Lorenzo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 25 | Platense | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 5 |