Vélez Sarsfield vs Central Cordoba Prediction: Can Central Cordoba maintain their momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Vélez Sarsfield will face Central Cordoba at Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) at home against Platense, while the visitors arrive here after a win (2-0) against Tigre.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Vélez Sarsfield comes to this game after a draw (1-1) against Platense. Vélez was the most dominant team throughout the game, having entered very strong. They had a disallowed goal after 4 minutes but would reach the advantage after 42 minutes of play. However, Platense was managing to create dangerous situations on the counterattack, and would eventually reach a tie in the 62nd minute of the game. Both teams maintained their standards of play, with Vélez more dominant and with more possession of the ball, and Platense exploring the counterattacks, and both could have scored and won, however the game would end in a draw at one goal. Vélez showed excellent levels of play, showing that the victory over Talleres Cordoba was not a mere coincidence and they will certainly try again, in front of their fans, to maintain these excellent exhibition levels and get the 3 points.

After a disastrous start to the season, Central Cordoba is in excellent form. In the last 3 games they managed 2 wins and 1 draw, which allowed them to leave the bottom of the table, now placing 19th with 8 points. As in previous games, Central Cordoba maintained its style of play based on defensive consistency to then explore offensive transitions and set pieces. And it worked. Despite Tigre being the most dominant team in the game, with 68% possession, it was Central Cordoba who created the best goal opportunities. On several occasions in the first half, Central Córdoba could have taken the lead, however, they showed a huge lack of effectiveness. However, in the second half, they ended up taking the lead, with a great goal from Maciel. Central Cordoba would maintain its momentum and reach the 2nd goal in the 78th minute, and could still have scored more, had it not been for the lack of effectiveness.

Central Cordoba is going through an excellent moment of form, with 4 goals scored and only 1 conceded in the last 3 games. Their game based on defensive consistency has shown results and they will certainly maintain this strategy for the next game.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Vélez Sarsfield has won 3 games, Central Cordoba has won 1, and there’s 1 draw. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 matches, having all at least 2 goals scored.

It is a rather unpredictable match, but goals are expected from both teams due to their current form.