Vélez Sarsfield vs Barracas Central Prediction: Will Vélez Sarsfield be able to get back to winning ways?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Vélez Sarsfield will face Barracas Central at Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against Instituto, while the visitors come from a win (3-3) against Platense.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Vélez's team comes to this game after a surprising away defeat against Instituto (1-0). Vélez's team was the favorite but started very badly in the 1st half when they conceded the goal. In the 2nd half, they still ran after the draw, taking over the game and creating opportunities to reach the tie, however, they would not be able to finish them. With this defeat, Vélez's team dropped to 17th place, with 14 points. In the last 3 games at home, the team has 1 win and 2 draws, having scored 8 goals and conceded 4. The Vélez team will try to return to good results after they followed in an unbeaten series of 5 games until the previous round.

The Barracas Central team comes to this game after a surprising victory over Platense (1-0). The team was not the favorite for this game, however, it started very well and in the 16th minute of the 1st half, they took the lead. The game was quite divided, and it would even be Platense who would have the best opportunities to score, but thanks to an excellent performance by the goalkeeper of Barracas Central, the team would end up maintaining the result. With this victory, the Barracas Central team rose to 21st place, with 12 points. This is a very important result, as since the international stop the team had added 2 consecutive defeats. In these last 3 games, the team conceded 6 goals and scored only 1 (the victory in the last round). It is in away games that the team tends to present more difficulties. Of the 12 points scored so far, only 4 were away from home. In addition, of the 17 goals conceded, 10 were away. The team will thus seek to add at least one point in a game that is expected to be difficult for Barracas Central.

There’s just 2 recent games between these teams, and Vélez has won 1 and they draw another. Goals were scored in all of those games, but none had more than 2 goals.

Vélez is favorite for the win.