About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Sportivo Italiano 6th with 58 points, Argentino Merlo 12th with 41, 17 apart. The last five rounds place Argentino Merlo no better than 18th for form, against 12th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.88/1 for Argentino Merlo and 1.21/0.76 for Sportivo Italiano (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.98. A win would lift Argentino Merlo to 44 points and up to 11th (other results unchanged).
Argentino Merlo have gone 5 games without a win. Over the last five, Argentino Merlo have taken 3 of 15 points to Sportivo Italiano's 9.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Argentino Merlo 2, draws 5, Sportivo Italiano 1, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match takes place at Estadio Juan Carlos Brieva in Merlo.