BUENOS AIRES. Vélez Sarsfield didn’t concede much to Arsenal de Sarandi to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Vélez Sarsfield was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday and it started at 12:15 am local time. The referee was Andrés Merlos with the assistance of Diego Romero and Hugo Páez. The 4th official was Julio César Barraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 6 Total 3
- 2 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 91
- 79 Dangerous attack 63
- 96 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Vélez Sarsfield had a strong ball possession 68% while Arsenal de Sarandi was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vélez Sarsfield was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Vélez Sarsfield to win the match.
Vélez Sarsfield shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Arsenal de Sarandi shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Vélez Sarsfield received 3 yellow cards (F. Ortega, G. Poblete and A. Mulet). On the other side, Arsenal de Sarandi received 3 yellow cards (E. Papa, E. Mendez and A. Ruiz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Vélez Sarsfield will have 25 points to move up in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal de Sarandi will have 13 points like Aldosivi to move up in the 25th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield will play away with Central Cordoba SdE on the 20th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Vélez Sarsfield (1 draw).
Arsenal de Sarandi will host Gimnasia La Plata on the 20th of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Vélez Sarsfield – Formation
Vélez Sarsfield
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Vélez Sarsfield started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mauricio Pellegrino decided to play with the following team: Lucas Hoyos , Tomás Guidara , Matías de los Santos , Lautaro Gianetti , Francisco Ortega , Gerónimo Poblete , Federico Mancuello , Luca Orellano , Thiago Almada , Lucas Janson and Juan Martín Lucero .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Borgogno, Miguel Brizuela, Leonardo Jara, Enzo Martínez, Agustín Bouzat, Ricardo Centurión , Nicolás Garayalde, Agustín Mulet , Federico Versaci, Mateo Pellegrino , Cristian Tarragona and Nazareno Romero .
Substitutions
Vélez Sarsfield made 5 changes: F. Ortega for R. Centurion (66′), G. Poblete for A. Mulet (67′), L. Janson for N. Romero (67′), L. Orellano for M. Pellegrino (78′) and J. Lucero for C. Tarragona (78′).
Best player: Lautaro Gianetti
The most impressive player for Vélez Sarsfield was Lautaro Gianetti.
His rating is with 73 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Arsenal de Sarandi – Formation
Arsenal de Sarandi
Arsenal de Sarandi started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Israel Alejandro Damonte played with: Alejandro Medina , Gastón Benavídez , Gonzalo Goñi , Gastón Suso , Emiliano Papa , Nicolás Castro , Emiliano Méndez , Leonel Picco , Facundo Kruspzky , Lucas Albertengo and Alan Ruiz .
They had on the bench: Daniel Sappa, Jonathan Bottinelli, Lucas Suarez, Juan Andrada, Alejo Antilef, Brian Farioli, Valentín Larralde, Dardo Miloc , Emiliano Viveros, Matías Belloso, Bruno Sepúlveda and Julián Navas Granados.
Arsenal de Sarandi could not rely on the presence of D. Miloc (injured) and J. Navas (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal de Sarandi made 4 changes: L. Albertengo for B. Sepulveda (73′), L. Picco for D. Miloc (77′), G. Benavidez for J. Navas (90′) and E. Papa for L. Suarez (90′).
Best player: Gastón Benavídez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal de Sarandi was Gastón Benavídez.
His rating is with 14 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Vélez Sarsfield – Arsenal de Sarandi – 0-0
- Defensa y Justicia – Estudiantes – 2-1
- Sarmiento – Unión Santa Fe – 3-4
- Gimnasia La Plata – Newell’s Old Boys – 1-0
- Lanús – Banfield – 1-1
- Huracán – Boca Juniors – 0-3
