Primera B Nacional preview: Can Atlético Rafaela edge out victory against Aldosivi?

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Fri 14.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Monumental (16000 seats)

Atlético Rafaela are located at 3rd, while Aldosivi are loitering 4 points behind in the table. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Atlético Rafaela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Aldosivi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

These teams have little in common geographically as Aldosivi have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Atlético and Aldosivi.

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Atlético Rafaela form and stats

The overall Primera B Nacional statistics at home this season for Atlético Rafaela are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Atlético Rafaela.

Atlético Rafaela drew their last game, also a home match. Aldosivi (placed 9th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Estudiantes Caseros that ended 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Atlético handle that role? We have found 20 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

A decent goal production from Atlético Rafaela in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches.

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Aldosivi form and stats

Playing away, Aldosivi have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera B Nacional this season.

Aldosivi has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Atlético Rafaela for a 2-2 draw.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Tristan Suarez.

Aldosivi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

Aldosivi struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Atlético Rafaela - Aldosivi 2-2 entered in the official records. Atlético Rafaela-Aldosivi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Atlético Rafaela five wins, Aldosivi two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Atlético RafaelaC. Bieler
C. Bieler
5 goals
AldosiviC. Riaño
C. Riaño
3 goals
Atlético RafaelaM. Lago
M. Lago
2 goals

Atlético Rafaela missing players

Aldosivi missing players

Atlético Rafaela Aldosivi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 6 0 Played P 2 5 10
4 3 0 Won W 1 1 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
13 10 0 Scored S 2 5 12
8 6 0 Conceded C 4 9 14
90% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 80%
40% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 40%
10% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 10%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 60%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 20%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
5.8 7.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 5.1
4.6 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.4 6.1
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.9 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 6 6.9
3.3 3.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.1
39% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 39%
 
6.6 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11 7.8 7.9
2.3 2.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4 4.1
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Aldosivi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Atlético Rafaela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Rafaela have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Atlético Rafaela have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Atlético Rafaela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atlético Rafaela haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chacarita Juniors 9 5 4 0 15 4 4 2 2 0 8 2 5 3 2 0 7 2 11 19
2 Quilmes 9 6 1 2 16 7 5 5 0 0 13 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 9 19
3 Atlético Rafaela 10 4 4 2 13 8 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 1 2 1 3 2 5 16
4 Deportivo Maipu 9 5 1 3 12 7 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 2 0 2 5 2 5 16
5 Racing Cordoba 9 4 2 3 12 9 4 3 0 1 6 2 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 14
6 Estudiantes Caseros 9 4 2 3 9 7 5 2 1 2 5 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 14
7 Gimnasia Jujuy 9 3 3 3 12 12 5 2 3 0 6 3 4 1 0 3 6 9 0 12
8 Independiente Rivadavia 9 3 3 3 16 17 4 2 1 1 8 6 5 1 2 2 8 11 -1 12
9 Aldosivi 10 3 3 4 12 14 5 2 1 2 7 5 5 1 2 2 5 9 -2 12
10 Atletico Mitre 9 3 3 3 8 10 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 1 2 2 4 8 -2 12
11 Brown de Adrogue 9 2 5 2 9 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 4 0 3 1 3 4 1 11
12 Deportivo Riestra 9 3 2 4 13 14 4 2 1 1 7 7 5 1 1 3 6 7 -1 11
13 Villa Dalmine 9 3 2 4 9 11 5 3 2 0 7 2 4 0 0 4 2 9 -2 11
14 Atlanta 9 2 4 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 3 5 -2 10
15 Tristan Suarez 9 3 1 5 10 18 4 1 0 3 4 10 5 2 1 2 6 8 -8 10
16 Deportivo Madryn 9 2 3 4 6 11 5 1 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 6 -5 9
17 Chaco For Ever 9 2 2 5 7 14 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 0 0 5 1 10 -7 8
18 Ferro Carril Oeste 9 1 3 5 7 13 4 0 1 3 2 6 5 1 2 2 5 7 -6 6

Read more about Primera B Nacional

The Primera B Nacional, often called simply Nacional B, is the second level in the Argentine football league system. It currently has 25 teams playing each other once for a total of 24 fixtures to decide the final league table. The champion is promoted while another can follow through playoff.