Belgrano – Patronato Prediction & Picks (02.03.2018)

Belgrano and Patronato face in Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the First Division. There is only record of 2 recent direct matches between these two teams: on 20-05-2017, which ended with a draw by (1-1), and on 02-22-2016, which ended with the victory of the Board by (2) -1). Despite being a match between 8th and 16th of the table, it is actually a match between the 14th classified in home games and the 14th as a visitor.

Belgrano:

After 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 8 th position, with 28 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Chacarita Juniors by (0-1), after in the previous match they have tied (2-2) at home, against Vélez Sarsfield. This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 8 games ago. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (7 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Belgrano crosses an optimal moment in the Argentine championship and comes for this next day very confident. The home team knows they will not find facilities, but playing at home the Belgrano is usually very strong and present excellent football, so he hopes to get the three points, because in such a balanced competition can not be lost at home, because these points can be much needed at the end of the competition. On the last day the team got a good away win against Chacarita Juniors, by the result of 1-0. The technician must not have important absences for this day.

Patronato:

The away team is currently in the 16 th position, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Chacarita Juniors, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost out to Defensa y Justicia by (1-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 14 points, against only 9 in their away matches. In the last 9 away matches for the championship the Patronato has 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 27 possible. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only won 1 result. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: he scored 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 10 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

By playing away from home, the Patronage team expects to present good football and win at least one point, but knows that to achieve this, they will not be able to make mistakes in the defensive sector, as they will have a very fast and high quality team ahead of them. On the last day the away team was defeated away from home by Defensa y Justicia by the score of 1-0. The coach of the visiting team must take what he has of the best game at his disposal.