About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Vélez Sarsfield (3rd, 28 pts) hold a 25-point advantage over Independiente (2nd, 3 pts). On recent form Independiente sit only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. A win would lift Vélez Sarsfield to 31 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Independiente (other results unchanged).
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Vélez Sarsfield, 7 draws and 6 for Independiente, at 1.94 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 29% of the meetings went beyond two goals.