Almagro supporters put their faith in manager Otero to deliver victory against Deportivo Riestra

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Sun 26.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tres de Febrero (21000 seats)

A quick look at the Primera B Nacional standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Read our Almagro - Deportivo Riestra match guide!

Insights:
  • Almagro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almagro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Riestra have scored away.

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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Almagro form and stats

Almagro have collected 17 points from their Primera B Nacional home games so far after 5-2-3.

Almagro enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Club Atletico Guemes's place. The match ended 2-1 with Mercado and Servetto scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Otero when Servetto scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 52nd minute.

Before that, Almagro drew at home versus All Boys.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Almagro handle that role? We have found 23 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 11 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

The Almagro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. Almagro have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Deportivo Riestra form and stats

Deportivo Riestra have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Primera B Nacional, after 1-6-2 (9 played).

Riestra go into this game after a win, the home game against Alvarado that ended 3-0. Eureka; their first three points in the league after nine rounds not winning.

Prior to that match, the Deportivo Riestra manager Fabbiani faced defeat when travelling to Estudiantes Río Cuarto and losing 0-2.

Riestra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 21 matches.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Deportivo Riestra are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last three meetings featuring these teams: Almagro won zero, Deportivo Riestra were winners in three and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

AlmagroN. Servetto
N. Servetto
7 goals
Deportivo RiestraW. Acuña
W. Acuña
6 goals
AlmagroM. Rueda
M. Rueda
4 goals

Almagro missing players

Deportivo Riestra missing players

Almagro Deportivo Riestra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 4 9 19
9 5 0 Won W 1 1 5
5 2 1 Drew D 1 6 10
6 3 1 Lost L 2 2 4
19 11 1 Scored S 3 5 15
19 9 2 Conceded C 5 7 15
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 74%
50% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 58%
35% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 11% 21%
15% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 37%
35% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 44% 53%
35% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 37%
 
4.5 4.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3 3.6
4.2 3.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 7.2 6.9
2.1 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3 2.7
3 3 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
8.3 7.5 5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 4.2 4.6
3.6 3.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 1.8 1.8
26% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 43%
 
8.7 7.2 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 9.7 8.3
3.5 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.5
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Almagro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almagro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Riestra have scored away.
  • Deportivo Riestra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Deportivo Riestra 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 Belgrano 19 13 4 2 24 11 10 9 1 0 16 4 9 4 3 2 8 7 13 43
2 Instituto 20 10 7 3 25 14 10 7 3 0 14 4 10 3 4 3 11 10 11 37
3 San Martín Tucumán 19 10 7 2 24 14 9 6 2 1 10 5 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 37
4 Brown de Adrogue 20 9 8 3 26 18 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 4 5 1 13 10 8 35
5 All Boys 19 8 10 1 27 14 10 5 5 0 18 8 9 3 5 1 9 6 13 34
6 Gimnasia Mendoza 20 8 8 4 23 12 10 6 2 2 12 5 10 2 6 2 11 7 11 32
7 Almagro 20 9 5 6 19 19 10 5 2 3 11 9 10 4 3 3 8 10 0 32
8 Guillermo Brown 20 9 4 7 20 17 10 6 1 3 12 7 10 3 3 4 8 10 3 31
9 Independiente Rivadavia 19 8 5 6 25 20 9 6 1 2 13 7 10 2 4 4 12 13 5 29
10 San Martín San Juan 20 8 5 7 25 21 10 7 1 2 20 7 10 1 4 5 5 14 4 29
11 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 20 7 8 5 18 19 10 5 4 1 14 8 10 2 4 4 4 11 -1 29
12 Chacarita Juniors 20 7 7 6 31 26 10 2 6 2 14 10 10 5 1 4 17 16 5 28
13 Estudiantes Caseros 21 7 7 7 18 19 10 4 5 1 10 6 11 3 2 6 8 13 -1 28
14 Deportivo Madryn 20 6 9 5 27 22 10 4 3 3 14 10 10 2 6 2 13 12 5 27
15 Chaco For Ever 20 5 11 4 23 18 10 4 5 1 13 7 10 1 6 3 10 11 5 26
16 Agropecuario 19 5 11 3 20 15 9 4 4 1 13 7 10 1 7 2 7 8 5 26
17 Deportivo Maipú 20 6 11 3 20 16 10 3 6 1 12 8 10 3 5 2 8 8 4 26
18 Quilmes 20 6 8 6 26 24 10 4 5 1 13 9 10 2 3 5 13 15 2 26
19 Deportivo Riestra 19 5 10 4 15 15 10 4 4 2 10 8 9 1 6 2 5 7 0 25
20 Ferro Carril Oeste 19 6 7 6 18 20 9 3 3 3 7 9 10 3 4 3 11 11 -2 25
21 Defensores de Belgrano 19 5 9 5 18 19 9 2 5 2 8 9 10 3 4 3 10 10 -1 24
22 Nueva Chicago 20 5 9 6 21 23 10 4 5 1 11 5 10 1 4 5 10 18 -2 24
23 Gimnasia Jujuy 19 6 6 7 20 23 10 5 3 2 16 11 9 1 3 5 4 12 -3 24
24 Alvarado 20 6 6 8 20 31 10 5 3 2 14 9 10 1 3 6 6 22 -11 24
25 Atletico Mitre 19 5 7 7 21 21 9 2 5 2 9 11 10 3 2 5 12 10 0 22
26 Deportivo Moron 20 4 10 6 12 12 10 3 5 2 8 5 10 1 5 4 4 7 0 22
27 Almirante Brown 19 4 9 6 20 24 10 4 5 1 14 10 9 0 4 5 6 14 -4 21
28 Sacachispas 19 3 11 5 17 19 9 2 4 3 8 9 10 1 7 2 9 10 -2 20
29 Atlanta 20 4 8 8 18 22 10 2 6 2 10 9 10 2 2 6 8 13 -4 20
30 Flandria 19 4 7 8 21 25 10 3 4 3 15 11 9 1 3 5 6 14 -4 19
31 Club Atletico Guemes 19 4 7 8 13 17 10 2 4 4 7 9 9 2 3 4 6 8 -4 19
32 Temperley 20 4 7 9 16 26 10 2 4 4 8 10 10 2 3 5 8 16 -10 19
33 San Telmo 19 4 7 8 20 31 10 3 5 2 11 12 9 1 2 6 9 19 -11 19
34 Atlético Rafaela 20 3 9 8 19 21 10 3 5 2 15 9 10 0 4 6 4 12 -2 18
35 Villa Dálmine 19 2 10 7 21 30 10 1 5 4 8 14 9 1 5 3 13 16 -9 16
36 Tristán Suárez 19 2 7 10 18 29 9 2 4 3 14 16 10 0 3 7 4 13 -11 13
37 Deportivo Santamarina 20 1 7 12 12 34 10 0 6 4 6 15 10 1 1 8 6 19 -22 10

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.