Evenly matched teams: Cipolletti vs Circulo Deportivo match preview

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio 9 de Julio (7000 seats)

After the first round it's Cipolletti - Circulo Deportivo 3-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Torneo Federal A game of the season?

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Cipolletti nor Circulo Deportivo 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.

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Cipolletti form and stats

In the previous season, Cipolletti's league results were 9 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, leading to 10th place in the Torneo Federal A. During these 32 matches they scored {26 goals} and gave away 35. Performing as the home team in the last season Cipolletti produced 7-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with {16 goals} and 12 conceded. Cipolletti have only played one Torneo Federal A game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats from 16 matches.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Cipolletti, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 202 minutes in the Torneo Federal A.

The Cipolletti regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Circulo Deportivo and win 1-0.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Ferro Carril Oeste LP.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cipolletti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 6 and lost 4.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cipolletti at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Circulo Deportivo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Circulo Deportivo performed last season in the Torneo Federal A: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 9 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 11/27 goals scored/conceded. Circulo Deportivo have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Torneo Federal A were 1 victory, 3 draws and 12 defeats from 16 fixtures.

The attacking players of Circulo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 252 minutes.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Circulo Deportivo, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Cipolletti (placed 1st).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Estudiantes de San Luis wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Circulo Deportivo in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Circulo Deportivo, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

{0 goals} so far away for Circulo Deportivo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Cipolletti and Circulo Deportivo have played each other previously this season: Cipolletti - Circulo Deportivo 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Cipolletti five wins, one draw and Circulo Deportivo one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

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Cipolletti Circulo Deportivo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 6
6 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 8
12 12 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
8% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
8 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 17 17
3 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 12 12
Cipolletti Last season Circulo Deportivo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
9 7   Won W   1 9
11 6   Drew D   3 9
12 3   Lost L   12 14
26 16   Scored S   11 31
35 12   Conceded C   27 40
81% 81%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
53% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   56% 56%
34% 19%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 41%
16% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 22%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
38% 38%   BTTS BTTS   44% 44%
38% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 31%
44% 25%   Failed to Score F T   50% 31%
 
4.2 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
5.2 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   7.2 5.4
2 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.7
8 2   Red cards R C   4 7
 
8.8 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   6.4 7.6
3 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.1
26% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 31%
 
9.9 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 8.6
3.1 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cipolletti 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Deportivo Santamarina 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Sansinena 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Olimpo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Germinal de Rawson 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Liniers Bahia Blanca 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Villa Mitre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Circulo Deportivo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
9 Sol de Mayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olimpo 32 22 7 3 53 19 16 13 2 1 33 8 16 9 5 2 20 11 34 73
2 Villa Mitre 32 16 9 7 42 25 16 12 2 2 31 11 16 4 7 5 11 14 17 57
3 Ciudad de Bolivar 32 14 7 11 30 28 16 10 4 2 20 10 16 4 3 9 10 18 2 49
4 Independiente Chivilcoy 32 12 11 9 33 22 16 7 7 2 18 8 16 5 4 7 15 14 11 47
5 Sol de Mayo 32 12 10 10 32 26 16 8 5 3 23 12 16 4 5 7 9 14 6 46
6 Estudiantes de San Luis 32 13 7 12 34 29 16 10 3 3 24 11 16 3 4 9 10 18 5 46
7 Juventud Unida Univ. 32 10 15 7 28 25 16 6 9 1 17 11 16 4 6 6 11 14 3 45
8 Sansinena 32 12 6 14 44 42 16 9 3 4 28 17 16 3 3 10 16 25 2 42
9 Argentino Monte Maiz 32 10 10 12 29 34 16 7 3 6 17 12 16 3 7 6 12 22 -5 40
10 Cipolletti 32 9 11 12 26 35 16 7 6 3 16 12 16 2 5 9 10 23 -9 38
11 Sportivo Peñarol 32 9 10 13 31 42 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 1 6 9 8 27 -11 37
12 Circulo Deportivo 32 9 9 14 31 40 16 8 6 2 20 13 16 1 3 12 11 27 -9 36
13 Liniers Bahia Blanca 32 8 12 12 34 44 16 4 8 4 18 17 16 4 4 8 16 27 -10 36
14 Huracan Las Heras 32 8 14 10 23 26 16 7 8 1 15 7 16 1 6 9 8 19 -3 35
15 Ferro Carril Oeste LP 32 8 11 13 28 32 16 6 5 5 19 13 16 2 6 8 9 19 -4 35
16 Sportivo Desamparados 32 7 13 12 24 36 16 7 6 3 14 6 16 0 7 9 10 30 -12 34
17 Deportivo Camioneros 32 7 10 15 27 44 16 6 5 5 15 15 16 1 5 10 12 29 -17 31

Read more about Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A is, together with the league Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 36 teams who are divided into four zones who play two fixtures against each other for the main league table. The top four teams in each zone move into a multi-staged promotion playoff, the remaining teams into a multi-phase relegation playoff. It’s complicated.