Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tigre & Independiente face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Argentina. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Tigre nor Independiente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tigre form and stats
Last season, Tigre's Copa Argentina journey ended in the 1st round.Tigre have performed here at Estadio Regatas San Nicolás this season with 6 wins from 8 Primera B Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Tigre enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Deportivo Riestra's place. The match ended 3-1 with P. Magnín (2) and S. Prieto scoring.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Belgrano that ended 0-0.The Tigre fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Tigre have only let in 3 goals at home.
Independiente form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Platense in their previous outing. The Superliga match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Lucas González was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. González served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 60 successful passes (of 66 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Patronato.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Racing Club in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Tigre won zero, Independiente won one and three draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Magnín 14 goals | T. Fernández 4 goals |   S. Romero 4 goals |
Tigre missing players
Independiente missing players
| Tigre | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tigre | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | San Martin Tucuman | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Almirante Brown | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Atlanta | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Quilmes | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Alvarado | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Agropecuario | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Chacarita Juniors | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Temperley | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Deportivo Maipu | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Estudiantes Caseros | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportivo Riestra | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Atletico Mitre | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 9 |