It's early days in the Torneo Federal A and both Defensores Belgrano VR and Crucero del Norte are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams have little in common geographically as Crucero del Norte have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Defensores Belgrano VR form and stats
Perfect Torneo Federal A season at home so far for Defensores Belgrano VR 2 wins from 2 appearances.
In their previous game, the manager H. Storti led his Defensores Belgrano VR to a defeat in the Torneo Federal A match away at Union Sunchales. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Salomón Boeseldín. Ahead of that match, Defensores won a home game hosting Def. de Pronunciamiento (1-0).
Defensores Belgrano VR has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Crucero del Norte form and stats
It's not happening yet for Crucero del Norte on their Torneo Federal A travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Crucero del Norte are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Crucero's last game was the home draw against Def. de Pronunciamiento (0-0). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Sportivo Belgrano's place.
Crucero del Norte have the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Defensores Belgrano VR zero wins, one draw and Crucero del Norte two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Coronel 3 goals | R. Domenech 1 goals |  P. Motta 1 goals |
Defensores Belgrano VR missing players
Crucero del Norte missing players
| Defensores Belgrano VR | Crucero del Norte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| Defensores Belgrano VR | Last season | Crucero del Norte | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 21 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 81% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 81% | ||
| 62% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 31% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 38% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 38% | ||
| 35% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 46% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| 26% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Córdoba | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Sportivo Belgrano | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Gimnasia Concepción | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Chaco For Ever | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Boca Unidos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Defensores Belgrano VR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Crucero del Norte | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Union Sunchales | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Central Norte | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Sarmiento Resistencia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Def. de Pronunciamiento | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Douglas Haig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | CDJU Gualeguaychu | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
| 15 | Sportivo Las Parejas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 |