About Match
Vélez Sarsfield go into the game 3rd in the table on 28 points; Estudiantes sit 1st on 31 — a 3-point gap. Estudiantes's recent output lags their position: 44th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Victory would move Vélez Sarsfield to 31 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Estudiantes, with other results unchanged.
Level finishes have become the habit for Vélez Sarsfield: four in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 6 for Vélez Sarsfield, 5 for Estudiantes and 3 drawn, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
P. Dóvalo officiates: 100 games logged, averaging 2.2 yellow cards each. The match takes place at Estadio José Amalfitani (capacity 49,540).