Football news and preview: Sportivo Belgrano odds-on when Unión Sunchales visit

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 16.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Oscar Carlos Boero (9200 seats)

In total; 32 games are played and Sportivo Belgrano are 18 points in front of Unión Sunchales. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Sportivo Belgrano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Unión Sunchales have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Torneo Federal A

Sportivo can neither be promoted or relegated from Torneo Federal A. For Unión Sunchales most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sportivo and Unión Sunchales.

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Sportivo Belgrano form and stats

The Torneo Federal A results at home this season for Sportivo Belgrano are 9-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Sportivo Belgrano has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Oscar Carlos Boero, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 189 minutes.

Sportivo Belgrano's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Unión Sunchales (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Def. de Pronunciamiento with a 2-0 scoreline.

Sportivo Belgrano has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Sportivo have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Unión Sunchales form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Unión Sunchales so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-13 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Unión Sunchales have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Sunchales are travelling again after losing away to Sportivo Belgrano in their previous match (0-1). Unión Sunchales were so close to getting something from the game against Sportivo Belgrano, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.

A draw for Sunchales before that, at their own venue hosting Racing Córdoba (1-1).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Unión Sunchales as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Unión Sunchales's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Sportivo Belgrano and Unión Sunchales have faced off before this season: Sportivo - Unión Sunchales 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sportivo Belgrano five wins, three draws and Unión Sunchales two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sportivo BelgranoE. Avaro
E. Avaro
10 goals
Sportivo BelgranoD. Müller
D. Müller
8 goals
Unión SunchalesG. Mayenfisch
G. Mayenfisch
8 goals

Sportivo Belgrano missing players

Unión Sunchales missing players

Sportivo Belgrano Unión Sunchales
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
14 9 4 Won W 1 1 8
6 3 0 Drew D 0 2 6
12 4 1 Lost L 4 13 18
41 23 13 Scored S 5 11 30
34 11 4 Conceded C 10 31 48
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
59% 44% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 75%
41% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 56%
25% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 19%
12% 12% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
41% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 56%
34% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 19%
34% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 34%
 
5 6.5 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3 3.9
4.5 3.8 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.7 5.1
2.4 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 3.3 2.6
7 2 2 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
12 14.4 17.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.5 7.8
4.8 6 8.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 2.7
27% 24% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 36%
 
9.3 8.1 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 13.8 9.8
3.9 4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 5.1 3.5
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Sportivo Belgrano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sportivo Belgrano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Unión Sunchales have scored away.
  • Sportivo Belgrano have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Unión Sunchales have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Unión Sunchales have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Torneo Federal A
  • Unión Sunchales have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Torneo Federal A
  • Unión Sunchales have won significantly less corners away then 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 Racing Córdoba 32 19 11 2 52 16 16 14 2 0 36 9 16 5 9 2 16 7 36 68
2 Sarmiento Resistencia 32 18 10 4 44 19 16 9 7 0 24 11 16 9 3 4 20 8 25 64
3 San Martín Formosa 32 17 8 7 56 30 16 11 5 0 33 7 16 6 3 7 23 23 26 59
4 Central Norte 32 15 12 5 44 25 16 10 4 2 29 13 16 5 8 3 15 12 19 57
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 32 15 9 8 35 30 16 11 1 4 24 13 16 4 8 4 11 17 5 54
6 Douglas Haig 32 13 9 10 42 32 16 9 5 2 25 11 16 4 4 8 17 21 10 48
7 Sportivo Belgrano 32 14 6 12 41 34 16 9 3 4 23 11 16 5 3 8 18 23 7 48
8 Sportivo Las Parejas 32 12 10 10 33 33 16 7 6 3 15 8 16 5 4 7 18 25 0 46
9 Gimnasia Concepción 32 13 5 14 33 39 16 9 3 4 20 12 16 4 2 10 13 27 -6 44
10 Juventud Antoniana 32 11 7 14 34 41 16 8 4 4 22 18 16 3 3 10 12 23 -7 40
11 Crucero del Norte 32 11 7 14 26 45 16 9 4 3 17 12 16 2 3 11 9 33 -19 40
12 Boca Unidos 32 8 13 11 34 34 16 5 8 3 24 14 16 3 5 8 10 20 0 37
13 Def. de Pronunciamiento 32 7 10 15 27 40 16 5 6 5 18 15 16 2 4 10 9 25 -13 31
14 Defensores Belgrano VR 32 8 6 18 24 37 16 4 3 9 13 16 16 4 3 9 11 21 -13 30
15 Unión Sunchales 32 8 6 18 30 48 16 7 4 5 19 17 16 1 2 13 11 31 -18 30
16 Atlético Paraná 32 6 8 18 25 48 16 4 3 9 16 21 16 2 5 9 9 27 -23 26
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 32 6 5 21 27 56 16 6 3 7 20 21 16 0 2 14 7 35 -29 23

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.