Evenly matched teams: Atlético Rafaela vs Estudiantes Caseros match preview

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 21:35 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Monumental (16000 seats)

The guesting Estudiantes Caseros side should be the strongest party at Atlético Rafaela, as the visitors own a 15 point edge from their 28 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Atlético Rafaela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atlético Rafaela have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Estudiantes Caseros have scored away.

Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!

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Atlético Rafaela form and stats

The story so far in the Primera B Nacional for Atlético Rafaela at their home stadium (Estadio Nuevo Monumental) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Atlético Rafaela faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportivo Santamarina (1-3). The penalty miss from Bieler in the defeat against Deportivo Santamarina was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlético Rafaela have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 5.

The Atlético fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Atlético Rafaela are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Nuevo Monumental in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.

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Estudiantes Caseros form and stats

There's been little loot from Estudiantes Caseros's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Estudiantes Caseros only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.

The supporters enjoyed Estudiantes Caseros's previous game versus Guillermo Brown (placed 20th), a 3-2 win played at home.

Prior to that result Estudiantes won their away game at Chacarita Juniors. The scoreline was 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Estudiantes Caseros playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were 7 Estudiantes Caseros wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Estudiantes as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Estudiantes Caseros in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

AtléticoC. Bieler
C. Bieler
10 goals
Atlético RafaelaG. Lencina
G. Lencina
8 goals
Estudiantes CaserosF. Pereyra
F. Pereyra
6 goals

Atlético Rafaela missing players

Estudiantes Caseros missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atlético Rafaela Estudiantes Caseros
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 1 Played P 2 14 28
5 5 0 Won W 1 4 11
11 6 1 Drew D 0 2 8
11 2 0 Lost L 1 8 9
28 21 1 Scored S 2 9 25
34 11 1 Conceded C 3 16 24
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
67% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 54%
41% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 21% 25%
30% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
52% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 36%
26% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 43%
33% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 36%
 
4 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 4.4
4.7 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.4 3.3
2.7 2 7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 10.9 8 Shots (avg) S ( 1 7.2 8.4
3.1 3.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.8 4
34% 41% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 17% 22%
 
9.4 7.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 1 6.3 7.3
3.1 2.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.5 2.7
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Atlético Rafaela have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Estudiantes Caseros have scored away.
  • Atlético Rafaela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atlético Rafaela haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Estudiantes Caseros haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 26 17 5 4 31 18 14 11 2 1 21 9 12 6 3 3 10 9 13 56
2 Instituto 27 14 9 4 34 19 13 10 3 0 20 5 14 4 6 4 14 14 15 51
3 San Martin Tucuman 27 13 11 3 32 16 13 8 4 1 15 5 14 5 7 2 17 11 16 50
4 Gimnasia Mendoza 27 12 11 4 31 12 14 9 3 2 19 5 13 3 8 2 12 7 19 47
5 All Boys 27 11 13 3 37 22 14 8 6 0 26 11 13 3 7 3 11 11 15 46
6 Almagro 28 12 7 9 27 26 14 7 3 4 15 11 14 5 4 5 12 15 1 43
7 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto 27 10 12 5 31 26 14 7 6 1 22 11 13 3 6 4 9 15 5 42
8 Defensores de Belgrano 27 10 11 6 30 22 13 5 6 2 14 10 14 5 5 4 16 12 8 41
9 Chaco For Ever 28 9 14 5 28 20 14 7 5 2 17 9 14 2 9 3 11 11 8 41
10 San Martin San Juan 28 12 5 11 38 32 14 10 1 3 31 11 14 2 4 8 7 21 6 41
11 Estudiantes Caseros 28 11 8 9 25 24 14 7 6 1 16 8 14 4 2 8 9 16 1 41
12 Independiente Rivadavia 27 10 9 8 33 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 2 6 6 13 18 7 39
13 Brown de Adrogue 27 10 8 9 32 28 13 6 3 4 16 11 14 4 5 5 16 17 4 38
14 Deportivo Madryn 27 8 13 6 35 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 2 9 2 15 14 7 37
15 Deportivo Riestra 26 8 13 5 25 21 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 2 8 3 9 12 4 37
16 Chacarita Juniors 27 9 9 9 38 34 13 4 6 3 19 13 14 5 3 6 19 21 4 36
17 Deportivo Maipu 28 8 14 6 33 25 14 5 8 1 22 11 14 3 6 5 11 14 8 35
18 Deportivo Moron 27 7 14 6 21 16 14 4 8 2 15 9 13 3 6 4 6 7 5 35
19 Gimnasia Jujuy 27 9 8 10 30 35 14 8 4 2 24 14 13 1 4 8 6 21 -5 35
20 Guillermo Brown 27 10 5 12 24 30 13 7 2 4 13 10 14 3 3 8 11 20 -6 35
21 Club Atletico Guemes 27 8 10 9 23 21 14 3 7 4 11 12 13 5 3 5 12 9 2 34
22 Atletico Mitre 27 8 9 10 29 30 13 4 6 3 13 14 14 4 3 7 16 16 -1 33
23 Almirante Brown 27 7 12 8 30 33 14 6 7 1 20 13 13 1 5 7 10 20 -3 33
24 Ferro Carril Oeste 26 8 9 9 22 26 13 5 5 3 10 9 13 3 4 6 12 17 -4 33
25 Agropecuario 27 6 14 7 22 23 13 5 5 3 15 10 14 1 9 4 7 13 -1 32
26 Quilmes 26 7 9 10 31 35 12 5 5 2 15 11 14 2 4 8 16 24 -4 30
27 Atlanta 28 6 12 10 22 27 14 3 8 3 12 12 14 3 4 7 10 15 -5 30
28 San Telmo 27 7 9 11 26 39 14 5 7 2 14 12 13 2 2 9 12 27 -13 30
29 Temperley 27 5 13 9 23 31 14 3 7 4 13 13 13 2 6 5 10 18 -8 28
30 Alvarado 28 6 10 12 26 42 14 5 4 5 16 15 14 1 6 7 10 27 -16 28
31 Villa Dalmine 27 5 12 10 30 43 14 4 6 4 16 18 13 1 6 6 14 25 -13 27
32 Atlético Rafaela 27 5 11 11 28 34 13 5 6 2 21 11 14 0 5 9 7 23 -6 26
33 Nueva Chicago 28 5 11 12 28 40 14 4 6 4 13 11 14 1 5 8 15 29 -12 26
34 Flandria 27 5 10 12 27 37 14 3 6 5 16 16 13 2 4 7 11 21 -10 25
35 Tristan Suarez 27 5 9 13 27 33 13 5 4 4 23 18 14 0 5 9 4 15 -6 24
36 Deportivo Santamarina 28 5 9 14 21 43 14 2 8 4 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 24
37 Sacachispas 27 3 14 10 18 31 13 2 6 5 8 12 14 1 8 5 10 19 -13 23

Table
  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 26 17 5 4 31 18 14 11 2 1 21 9 12 6 3 3 10 9 13 56
2 Instituto 27 14 9 4 34 19 13 10 3 0 20 5 14 4 6 4 14 14 15 51
3 San Martin Tucuman 27 13 11 3 32 16 13 8 4 1 15 5 14 5 7 2 17 11 16 50
4 Gimnasia Mendoza 27 12 11 4 31 12 14 9 3 2 19 5 13 3 8 2 12 7 19 47
5 All Boys 27 11 13 3 37 22 14 8 6 0 26 11 13 3 7 3 11 11 15 46
6 Almagro 28 12 7 9 27 26 14 7 3 4 15 11 14 5 4 5 12 15 1 43
7 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto 27 10 12 5 31 26 14 7 6 1 22 11 13 3 6 4 9 15 5 42
8 Defensores de Belgrano 27 10 11 6 30 22 13 5 6 2 14 10 14 5 5 4 16 12 8 41
9 Chaco For Ever 28 9 14 5 28 20 14 7 5 2 17 9 14 2 9 3 11 11 8 41
10 San Martin San Juan 28 12 5 11 38 32 14 10 1 3 31 11 14 2 4 8 7 21 6 41
11 Estudiantes Caseros 28 11 8 9 25 24 14 7 6 1 16 8 14 4 2 8 9 16 1 41
12 Independiente Rivadavia 27 10 9 8 33 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 2 6 6 13 18 7 39
13 Brown de Adrogue 27 10 8 9 32 28 13 6 3 4 16 11 14 4 5 5 16 17 4 38
14 Deportivo Madryn 27 8 13 6 35 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 2 9 2 15 14 7 37
15 Deportivo Riestra 26 8 13 5 25 21 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 2 8 3 9 12 4 37
16 Chacarita Juniors 27 9 9 9 38 34 13 4 6 3 19 13 14 5 3 6 19 21 4 36
17 Deportivo Maipu 28 8 14 6 33 25 14 5 8 1 22 11 14 3 6 5 11 14 8 35
18 Deportivo Moron 27 7 14 6 21 16 14 4 8 2 15 9 13 3 6 4 6 7 5 35
19 Gimnasia Jujuy 27 9 8 10 30 35 14 8 4 2 24 14 13 1 4 8 6 21 -5 35
20 Guillermo Brown 27 10 5 12 24 30 13 7 2 4 13 10 14 3 3 8 11 20 -6 35
21 Club Atletico Guemes 27 8 10 9 23 21 14 3 7 4 11 12 13 5 3 5 12 9 2 34
22 Atletico Mitre 27 8 9 10 29 30 13 4 6 3 13 14 14 4 3 7 16 16 -1 33
23 Almirante Brown 27 7 12 8 30 33 14 6 7 1 20 13 13 1 5 7 10 20 -3 33
24 Ferro Carril Oeste 26 8 9 9 22 26 13 5 5 3 10 9 13 3 4 6 12 17 -4 33
25 Agropecuario 27 6 14 7 22 23 13 5 5 3 15 10 14 1 9 4 7 13 -1 32
26 Quilmes 26 7 9 10 31 35 12 5 5 2 15 11 14 2 4 8 16 24 -4 30
27 Atlanta 28 6 12 10 22 27 14 3 8 3 12 12 14 3 4 7 10 15 -5 30
28 San Telmo 27 7 9 11 26 39 14 5 7 2 14 12 13 2 2 9 12 27 -13 30
29 Temperley 27 5 13 9 23 31 14 3 7 4 13 13 13 2 6 5 10 18 -8 28
30 Alvarado 28 6 10 12 26 42 14 5 4 5 16 15 14 1 6 7 10 27 -16 28
31 Villa Dalmine 27 5 12 10 30 43 14 4 6 4 16 18 13 1 6 6 14 25 -13 27
32 Atlético Rafaela 27 5 11 11 28 34 13 5 6 2 21 11 14 0 5 9 7 23 -6 26
33 Nueva Chicago 28 5 11 12 28 40 14 4 6 4 13 11 14 1 5 8 15 29 -12 26
34 Flandria 27 5 10 12 27 37 14 3 6 5 16 16 13 2 4 7 11 21 -10 25
35 Tristan Suarez 27 5 9 13 27 33 13 5 4 4 23 18 14 0 5 9 4 15 -6 24
36 Deportivo Santamarina 28 5 9 14 21 43 14 2 8 4 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 24
37 Sacachispas 27 3 14 10 18 31 13 2 6 5 8 12 14 1 8 5 10 19 -13 23

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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.