Home advantage could prove decisive in Atlético Tucumán - Banfield battle

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 06.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro (32700 seats)

The Superliga league standings tell the truth about these squads up until now, with Atlético Tucumán in front of Banfield by 14 points. Get your full match preview:

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most points (20) at home in Superliga
  • Banfield have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Superliga

It's quite the trip for Banfield when visiting Atlético as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

Atlético Tucumán and Banfield should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

Home games in the Superliga have been a walk in the park for Atlético Tucumán so far, with 20 points won from 8 matches; 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Ever since the Godoy Cruz game Atlético Tucumán has been unbeatable here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro producing five straight wins.

Atlético lost their last game at Boca Juniors (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The first loss after collecting points through three league fixtures. The forward Lotti bettered all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.63 out of 10. Lotti scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Atlético Tucumán had a home game versus Barracas Central which ended with a victory 4-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Atlético handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

It should be noted that a peek at the 11 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Atlético Tucumán have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro with 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Atlético Tucumán have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Banfield form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Superliga, on their Superliga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The regulars enjoyed Banfield's previous fixture versus Gimnasia Jujuy, a Copa Argentina win (2-0) played at home.

A loss against Defensa y Justicia was the result prior to that, in a Superliga home game.

Banfield are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Banfield as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Banfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded scoreline between these sides is the Banfield - Atlético 1-1 played earlier this season. Atlético Tucumán-Banfield H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Atlético Tucumán three wins, Banfield two wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BanfieldR. Enrique Paz
R. Enrique Paz
6 goals
Atlético TucumánR. Carrera
R. Carrera
5 goals
Atlético TucumánA. Lotti
A. Lotti
5 goals

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Banfield missing players

Atlético Tucumán Banfield
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 14 30
11 8 3 Won W 2 6 9
10 3 1 Drew D 1 4 10
9 4 1 Lost L 1 4 11
32 23 7 Scored S 6 13 33
31 16 3 Conceded C 4 10 32
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 87%
60% 73% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 36% 63%
33% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 40%
20% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 20%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
40% 40% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 50%
43% 47% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 57% 37%
27% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 27%
 
5.1 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.3 4.8
4.6 3.8 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.9 4.7
2.9 3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.7 2.8
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
11.6 12.7 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.9 11.8
4.1 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.9
26% 33% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 30% 28%
 
10.2 8.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.5 10.7
3.5 3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most points (20) at home in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Banfield have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Banfield have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Superliga
  • Banfield have the most clean sheets (8) away in Superliga
  • Banfield have won significantly less corners away then 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 Atlético Tucumán 16 9 5 2 19 8 8 6 2 0 14 3 8 3 3 2 5 5 11 32
2 Gimnasia La Plata 16 8 6 2 16 7 7 5 2 0 9 1 9 3 4 2 7 6 9 30
3 Huracan 16 7 7 2 19 12 7 4 2 1 10 4 9 3 5 1 9 8 7 28
4 Godoy Cruz 16 8 4 4 20 14 7 5 2 0 11 4 9 3 2 4 9 10 6 28
5 Argentinos Juniors 16 8 3 5 18 14 9 6 1 2 12 7 7 2 2 3 6 7 4 27
6 River Plate 16 7 5 4 25 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 9 3 4 2 14 8 11 26
7 Boca Juniors 16 8 2 6 21 21 9 6 1 2 16 12 7 2 1 4 5 9 0 26
8 Racing Club 16 6 7 3 23 14 8 4 3 1 15 6 8 2 4 2 8 8 9 25
9 Platense 16 6 7 3 17 13 8 3 5 0 9 4 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 25
10 San Lorenzo 16 5 9 2 22 17 9 2 7 0 13 10 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 24
11 Patronato 16 6 5 5 22 19 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 1 3 4 10 14 3 23
12 Estudiantes 16 6 4 6 16 17 9 5 3 1 11 7 7 1 1 5 5 10 -1 22
13 Union Santa Fe 15 6 4 5 20 22 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 3 2 2 11 11 -2 22
14 Newell's Old Boys 16 5 5 6 14 16 8 2 4 2 7 6 8 3 1 4 7 10 -2 20
15 Barracas Central 16 5 5 6 18 24 9 4 2 3 12 12 7 1 3 3 6 12 -6 20
16 Tigre 16 4 7 5 22 21 8 3 4 1 11 6 8 1 3 4 11 15 1 19
17 Arsenal de Sarandi 16 3 10 3 16 17 8 2 5 1 8 8 8 1 5 2 8 9 -1 19
18 Sarmiento 16 5 4 7 16 20 8 4 2 2 11 8 8 1 2 5 5 12 -4 19
19 Rosario Central 16 5 4 7 12 16 8 4 1 3 6 6 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 19
20 Banfield 16 4 6 6 15 17 9 1 4 4 9 13 7 3 2 2 6 4 -2 18
21 Central Cordoba SdE 16 5 3 8 19 23 8 3 1 4 10 12 8 2 2 4 9 11 -4 18
22 Defensa y Justicia 16 4 6 6 14 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 8 2 1 5 7 12 -4 18
23 Colon 16 4 6 6 13 18 8 3 3 2 9 10 8 1 3 4 4 8 -5 18
24 Talleres Cordoba 15 3 6 6 12 15 8 3 2 3 9 9 7 0 4 3 3 6 -3 15
25 Independiente 16 3 6 7 15 19 8 2 3 3 6 8 8 1 3 4 9 11 -4 15
26 Aldosivi 16 3 4 9 10 23 7 2 1 4 5 9 9 1 3 5 5 14 -13 13
27 Velez Sarsfield 16 1 9 6 17 22 7 1 4 2 7 7 9 0 5 4 10 15 -5 12
28 Lanus 16 2 5 9 14 24 7 2 3 2 8 8 9 0 2 7 6 16 -10 11

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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.