Match preview: Villa Mitre expected to beat Sportivo Peñarol at Estadio El Fortín

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Fortín (6000 seats)

Villa Mitre are located at 2nd, while Sportivo Peñarol are dragging their feet 20 points behind in the table. Will they cut the gap?

Insights:
  • Villa Mitre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sportivo Peñarol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Villa Mitre is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Sportivo are staying put at 10th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Villa Mitre form and stats

38 points is a decent return from 16 Torneo Federal A games here at Estadio El Fortín for Villa Mitre. The data says 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Villa Mitre after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Villa supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Sportivo Peñarol and win 3-0.

Before that, Villa Mitre played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Ferro Carril Oeste LP.

The Villa Mitre fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 16 league matches. Villa have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sportivo Peñarol form and stats

There's been little loot from Sportivo Peñarol's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Torneo Federal A. Sportivo Peñarol only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Sportivo Peñarol in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Argentino Monte Maiz.

There might be some fixture complaints from Sportivo as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-3 against Villa Mitre.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Ciudad de Bolivar.

Sportivo Peñarol are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {8 goals} from 16 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Sportivo Peñarol rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Villa have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Sportivo Peñarol.

It's not the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Villa Mitre - Sportivo Peñarol 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

VillaA. Distaulo
A. Distaulo
11 goals
Sportivo PeñarolJ. Martínez
J. Martínez
8 goals
Villa MitreA. Hernández Castro
A. Hernández Castro
6 goals

Villa Mitre missing players

Sportivo Peñarol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villa Mitre Sportivo Peñarol
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
16 12 3 Won W 0 1 9
9 2 2 Drew D 1 6 10
7 2 0 Lost L 3 9 13
42 31 9 Scored S 2 8 31
25 11 4 Conceded C 11 27 42
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
69% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 62%
41% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 47%
9% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 6%
41% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 44%
41% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 28%
28% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 38%
 
6.3 7.2 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.6 3.9
3.3 3.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.4 3.9
2.2 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
9.9 11.6 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.5 8.8
4.4 5.4 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.2 3
31% 36% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 25% 32%
 
7.9 7.8 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 9.2 7.9
3.2 3.2 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 3.7 3.4
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Sportivo Peñarol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sportivo Peñarol have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Villa Mitre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villa Mitre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Villa Mitre have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sportivo Peñarol have scored away.
  • Villa Mitre have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Villa Mitre haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Olimpo 31 21 7 3 51 19 15 12 2 1 31 8 16 9 5 2 20 11 32 70
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 31 14 6 11 29 27 15 10 3 2 19 9 16 4 3 9 10 18 2 48
4 Sol de Mayo 31 12 10 9 32 24 16 8 5 3 23 12 15 4 5 6 9 12 8 46
5 Estudiantes de San Luis 32 13 7 12 34 29 16 10 3 3 24 11 16 3 4 9 10 18 5 46
6 Juventud Unida Univ. 31 10 15 6 28 23 16 6 9 1 17 11 15 4 6 5 11 12 5 45
7 Independiente Chivilcoy 31 11 11 9 31 22 15 6 7 2 16 8 16 5 4 7 15 14 9 44
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 31 10 10 11 29 32 16 7 3 6 17 12 15 3 7 5 12 20 -3 40
10 Sportivo Peñarol 32 9 10 13 31 42 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 1 6 9 8 27 -11 37
11 Circulo Deportivo 32 9 9 14 31 40 16 8 6 2 20 13 16 1 3 12 11 27 -9 36
12 Liniers Bahia Blanca 32 8 12 12 34 44 16 4 8 4 18 17 16 4 4 8 16 27 -10 36
13 Ferro Carril Oeste LP 31 8 11 12 28 31 16 6 5 5 19 13 15 2 6 7 9 18 -3 35
14 Cipolletti 31 8 11 12 25 35 15 6 6 3 15 12 16 2 5 9 10 23 -10 35
15 Huracan Las Heras 31 8 13 10 22 25 16 7 8 1 15 7 15 1 5 9 7 18 -3 34
16 Sportivo Desamparados 31 6 13 12 22 36 15 6 6 3 12 6 16 0 7 9 10 30 -14 31
17 Deportivo Camioneros 32 7 10 15 27 44 16 6 5 5 15 15 16 1 5 10 12 29 -17 31

Table
  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 31 21 7 3 51 19 15 12 2 1 31 8 16 9 5 2 20 11 32 70
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 31 14 6 11 29 27 15 10 3 2 19 9 16 4 3 9 10 18 2 48
4 Sol de Mayo 31 12 10 9 32 24 16 8 5 3 23 12 15 4 5 6 9 12 8 46
5 Estudiantes de San Luis 32 13 7 12 34 29 16 10 3 3 24 11 16 3 4 9 10 18 5 46
6 Juventud Unida Univ. 31 10 15 6 28 23 16 6 9 1 17 11 15 4 6 5 11 12 5 45
7 Independiente Chivilcoy 31 11 11 9 31 22 15 6 7 2 16 8 16 5 4 7 15 14 9 44
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 31 10 10 11 29 32 16 7 3 6 17 12 15 3 7 5 12 20 -3 40
10 Sportivo Peñarol 32 9 10 13 31 42 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 1 6 9 8 27 -11 37
11 Circulo Deportivo 32 9 9 14 31 40 16 8 6 2 20 13 16 1 3 12 11 27 -9 36
12 Liniers Bahia Blanca 32 8 12 12 34 44 16 4 8 4 18 17 16 4 4 8 16 27 -10 36
13 Ferro Carril Oeste LP 31 8 11 12 28 31 16 6 5 5 19 13 15 2 6 7 9 18 -3 35
14 Cipolletti 31 8 11 12 25 35 15 6 6 3 15 12 16 2 5 9 10 23 -10 35
15 Huracan Las Heras 31 8 13 10 22 25 16 7 8 1 15 7 15 1 5 9 7 18 -3 34
16 Sportivo Desamparados 31 6 13 12 22 36 15 6 6 3 12 6 16 0 7 9 10 30 -14 31
17 Deportivo Camioneros 32 7 10 15 27 44 16 6 5 5 15 15 16 1 5 10 12 29 -17 31

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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.