Open game expected at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona: Argentinos Juniors vs Tigre preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 12.July
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (25000 seats)

Argentinos Juniors warm up for Tigre with hopes of landing all three points. Can they? Open our preview!

Insights:
  • Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tigre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Argentinos Juniors form and stats

Argentinos Juniors have collected seven points from their first three Superliga games here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, a promising start.

Argentinos's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 against Defensa y Justicia (in Copa Argentina).

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Central Cordoba SdE.

This is expected to be a close game, with Argentinos Juniors perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Argentinos Juniors as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Argentinos Juniors has won 9 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.

Take note: 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.

The Argentinos Juniors fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches.

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Tigre form and stats

Tigre are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Superliga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Tigre's last game was the home draw against Talleres Córdoba (1-1). Cabrera was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.01. The defender Cabrera scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to San Lorenzo.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tigre playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 5 Tigre wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Tigre have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Tigre - Argentinos 1-1. Previous eight meetings between these squads: Argentinos Juniors won two, Tigre triumphed in five and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Argentinos JuniorsG. Ávalos Stumpfs
G. Ávalos Stumpfs
6 goals
TigreM. Retegui
M. Retegui
6 goals
TigreP. Magnín
P. Magnín
5 goals

Argentinos Juniors missing players

Tigre missing players

Argentinos Juniors Tigre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 5 Played P 1 12 23
10 6 4 Won W 0 3 7
7 3 0 Drew D 1 4 9
5 1 1 Lost L 0 5 7
30 14 7 Scored S 1 15 28
24 7 4 Conceded C 1 19 27
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 91%
73% 70% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
45% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 35%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 13%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
59% 60% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 57%
23% 30% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 26%
23% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 26%
 
5.4 6.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.1 4.7
3 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.6 4.7
2.3 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.1
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.3 15.6 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.6 11.7
4.5 6 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.5
30% 23% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 27%
 
8.7 8.7 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.2 9.3
3.1 2.7 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 3.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tigre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Gimnasia La Plata 6 4 2 0 9 3 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 6 14
2 Newell's Old Boys 6 4 2 0 8 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 5 1 5 14
3 Platense 6 3 3 0 7 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 12
4 Banfield 6 3 2 1 8 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 11
5 Huracan 6 3 2 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 11
6 Racing Club 6 3 1 2 11 6 3 3 0 0 9 0 3 0 1 2 2 6 5 10
7 Godoy Cruz 6 3 1 2 7 5 3 3 0 0 5 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 10
8 Atletico Tucuman 6 2 4 0 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 10
9 Argentinos Juniors 6 3 1 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 10
10 Union Santa Fe 6 3 1 2 11 11 3 1 0 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 6 4 0 10
11 Boca Juniors 6 3 0 3 11 11 4 2 0 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 9
12 River Plate 6 2 2 2 9 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 2 7 5 3 8
13 Sarmiento 6 2 2 2 6 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 0 8
14 Patronato 6 2 2 2 8 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 7 -1 8
15 San Lorenzo 6 1 4 1 8 7 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 7
16 Arsenal de Sarandi 6 1 4 1 8 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 5 6 0 7
17 Central Cordoba SdE 6 2 1 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 -1 7
18 Estudiantes 6 2 1 3 6 8 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -2 7
19 Independiente 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 7
20 Tigre 6 1 3 2 8 10 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 6 7 -2 6
21 Barracas Central 6 1 3 2 7 9 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 -2 6
22 Colon 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 5
23 Talleres Córdoba 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 -2 5
24 Velez Sarsfield 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 5
25 Lanus 6 1 2 3 4 8 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 3 2 7 -4 5
26 Defensa y Justicia 6 0 4 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 4
27 Rosario Central 6 1 1 4 2 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 4
28 Aldosivi 6 1 1 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 4

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.