A highly important fixture in Superliga as both squads are fighting for the top spots. With Vélez Sarsfield in 7th place and Independiente placed 5th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!
- Vélez Sarsfield have the most scored goals (15) at home in Superliga
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio José Amalfitani as Vélez Sarsfield have scored 15 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Colon here at Estadio José Amalfitani, Vélez Sarsfield has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Vélez Sarsfield are returning here after visiting Sarmiento in a Superliga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Juan Martín Lucero scored the goal(s). Defender Lautaro Gianetti got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.8/10. Gianetti hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Aldosivi.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does 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.
The Sarsfield manager M. Pellegrino has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. From these home matches, Sarsfield have conceded only 4 goals.
Independiente form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
Home advantage was not enough for Independiente in their previous game, as they lost their Superliga-match, hosting Godoy Cruz, 1-4. Midfield player Alan Soñora was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Soñora hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 53 total).
Prior to that result Independiente won their away game at Huracan. The scoreline was 1-0.Independiente are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
The visiting Independiente have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Independiente are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Vélez Sarsfield - Independiente 1-0 was the outcome when these sides last played each other, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Vélez Sarsfield two wins, one draw and Independiente three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Lucero 7 goals |   S. Romero 7 goals |  T. Almada 6 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
Independiente missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 40 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 21 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 81% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 86% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 25% |
| 22% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| 19% | 29% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 30% | 29% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 29% |
| 56% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 46% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 11.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 8.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 29% |
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Independiente have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vélez Sarsfield have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vélez Sarsfield have the most scored goals (15) at home in Superliga
- Vélez Sarsfield have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Superliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | River Plate | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Lanus | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Independiente | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Colon | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Unión Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Atlético Tucumán | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Patronato | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 | Huracan | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | Banfield | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Platense | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 11 |