Match Report
Barracas Central, 3rd on 26 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Vélez Sarsfield (1st, 51). The last five rounds placed Barracas Central no better than 23rd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Barracas Central were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.07, Vélez Sarsfield 1.41 and 0.59, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Barracas Central for 7 matches. 7 matches unbeaten backed Vélez Sarsfield's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Barracas Central had taken 3 of 15 points to Vélez Sarsfield's 13.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Barracas Central, 3 draws and 2 for Vélez Sarsfield, at 1.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó in Buenos Aires (capacity 4,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vélez Sarsfield led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-5.