Primera B Nacional news and pre-match guide: Gimnasia Mendoza moderate favourite to get the better of Atletico Mitre

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie (40268 seats)

There should be a significant contrast in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Gimnasia Mendoza leading Atletico Mitre by 11 points.

Insights:
  • Gimnasia Mendoza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atletico Mitre haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!

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Gimnasia Mendoza form and stats

Gimnasia Mendoza have performed here at Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie this season with 7 wins from 11 Primera B Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Gimnasia Mendoza, as their goalkeeper Tomas Gimenez Berh has completely shut out the opponents for 317 minutes in the Primera B Nacional.

The Gimnasia coach Alaniz and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Ferro Carril Oeste (placed 21st).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Independiente Rivadavia.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gimnasia Mendoza have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.

Some goal stats: A review of the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them had goals from both sides.

The Gimnasia Mendoza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Gimnasia Mendoza have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Atletico Mitre form and stats

There's been little loot from Atletico Mitre's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Atletico Mitre only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Mitre won their last game, 2-1 versus San Telmo played at home.

Prior to that match, the Atletico Mitre manager Ricchetti faced defeat when travelling to Chaco For Ever and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Mitre have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 22 games were 3 victories, 7 draws and 12 defeats.

Atletico Mitre find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous three meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Gimnasia Mendoza, one draw and one win for Atletico Mitre. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Atletico MitreN. Romero
N. Romero
6 goals
Atletico MitreJ. Rosales
J. Rosales
5 goals
GimnasiaS. Solari
S. Solari
4 goals

Gimnasia Mendoza missing players

Atletico Mitre missing players

Gimnasia Mendoza Atletico Mitre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 5 11 22
9 7 3 Won W 2 3 6
9 2 0 Drew D 0 2 7
4 2 0 Lost L 3 6 9
25 14 6 Scored S 8 12 23
12 5 1 Conceded C 4 11 24
82% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
55% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 64% 68%
18% 18% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 36% 41%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 9% 14%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
32% 27% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 36% 45%
50% 55% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 27% 27%
36% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 36%
 
6.2 6.5 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.5 4.1
4.8 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.1 3.6
2.1 2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 11.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.8 9.4
3.9 3.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.5
29% 34% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 34% 30%
 
7 5.9 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.4 9.1 8.6
2.9 2.1 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.7 3.9
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Atletico Mitre haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gimnasia Mendoza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gimnasia Mendoza haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 22 16 4 2 28 12 11 10 1 0 18 5 11 6 3 2 10 7 16 52
2 San Martín Tucumán 22 12 8 2 30 15 11 8 2 1 15 5 11 4 6 1 15 10 15 44
3 Instituto 22 11 8 3 27 15 11 8 3 0 16 5 11 3 5 3 11 10 12 41
4 All Boys 22 9 12 1 32 17 11 6 5 0 21 9 11 3 7 1 11 8 15 39
5 Brown de Adrogué 22 10 8 4 29 20 11 6 3 2 15 8 11 4 5 2 14 12 9 38
6 Gimnasia Mendoza 22 9 9 4 25 12 11 7 2 2 14 5 11 2 7 2 11 7 13 36
7 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 23 9 9 5 27 23 12 7 4 1 21 10 11 2 5 4 6 13 4 36
8 San Martín San Juan 23 10 5 8 32 23 11 8 1 2 25 7 12 2 4 6 7 16 9 35
9 Almagro 23 10 5 8 21 22 12 6 2 4 12 10 11 4 3 4 9 12 -1 35
10 Deportivo Madryn 23 8 10 5 32 24 12 6 3 3 19 12 11 2 7 2 13 12 8 34
11 Independiente Rivadavia 22 9 6 7 30 23 11 7 2 2 18 8 11 2 4 5 12 15 7 33
12 Chaco For Ever 23 7 12 4 25 18 11 5 5 1 14 7 12 2 7 3 11 11 7 33
13 Deportivo Riestra 22 7 11 4 21 17 11 5 4 2 13 8 11 2 7 2 8 9 4 32
14 Chacarita Juniors 22 8 7 7 33 29 11 3 6 2 16 11 11 5 1 5 17 18 4 31
15 Defensores de Belgrano 22 7 10 5 24 20 11 3 6 2 11 10 11 4 4 3 13 10 4 31
16 Estudiantes Caseros 23 8 7 8 20 21 11 5 5 1 12 6 12 3 2 7 8 15 -1 31
17 Guillermo Brown 23 9 4 10 20 23 11 6 1 4 12 10 12 3 3 6 8 13 -3 31
18 Agropecuario 22 6 11 5 22 19 11 5 4 2 15 9 11 1 7 3 7 10 3 29
19 Deportivo Maipú 23 6 13 4 24 21 12 3 8 1 15 11 11 3 5 3 9 10 3 28
20 Club Atlético Güemes 22 7 7 8 19 18 11 3 4 4 9 10 11 4 3 4 10 8 1 28
21 Ferro Carril Oeste 22 6 9 7 18 22 11 3 5 3 7 9 11 3 4 4 11 13 -4 27
22 Quilmes 22 6 8 8 27 29 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 2 3 6 14 18 -2 26
23 Gimnasia Jujuy 22 6 8 8 22 27 11 5 4 2 16 11 11 1 4 6 6 16 -5 26
24 Deportivo Moron 23 4 13 6 14 14 12 3 7 2 10 7 11 1 6 4 4 7 0 25
25 Atletico Mitre 22 6 7 9 23 24 11 3 5 3 11 13 11 3 2 6 12 11 -1 25
26 Almirante Brown 22 5 10 7 24 28 11 4 6 1 16 12 11 1 4 6 8 16 -4 25
27 Alvarado 23 6 7 10 21 35 12 5 3 4 14 12 11 1 4 6 7 23 -14 25
28 Nueva Chicago 23 5 9 9 21 29 12 4 5 3 11 8 11 1 4 6 10 21 -8 24
29 Temperley 22 5 8 9 19 27 11 3 4 4 10 10 11 2 4 5 9 17 -8 23
30 Atlanta 23 4 10 9 18 23 11 2 7 2 10 9 12 2 3 7 8 14 -5 22
31 San Telmo 22 5 7 10 23 37 11 4 5 2 13 12 11 1 2 8 10 25 -14 22
32 Sacachispas 22 3 12 7 17 25 11 2 5 4 8 10 11 1 7 3 9 15 -8 21
33 Tristán Suárez 22 4 8 10 24 29 11 4 4 3 20 16 11 0 4 7 4 13 -5 20
34 Atlético Rafaela 23 3 11 9 21 27 11 3 6 2 16 10 12 0 5 7 5 17 -6 20
35 Flandria 22 4 8 10 23 30 11 3 5 3 15 11 11 1 3 7 8 19 -7 20
36 Villa Dálmine 22 2 11 9 23 36 11 1 6 4 9 15 11 1 5 5 14 21 -13 17
37 Deportivo Santamarina 23 2 8 13 14 39 11 0 7 4 6 15 12 2 1 9 8 24 -25 14

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.