Read our preview: Independiente Rivadavia the expected winner when Nueva Chicago comes to visit

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Mon 10.October
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini (40268 seats)

Independiente Rivadavia warm up for Nueva Chicago with belief in taking all three points. Will they? Check our match preview!

Insights:
  • Independiente Rivadavia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nueva Chicago have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's quite the trip for Nueva Chicago when visiting Independiente Rivadavia as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Independiente Rivadavia form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini as Independiente Rivadavia have scored 28 goals to get 37 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Primera B Nacional are 11-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Independiente Rivadavia after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Independiente lost their last game at Almagro (placed 7th) after a 0-1 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Independiente Rivadavia won a home game hosting Alvarado (1-0).

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 15 league matches, 12 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Independiente have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini with 28 goals in 17 league matches. Independiente Rivadavia have only conceded 10 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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Nueva Chicago form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nueva Chicago so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nueva Chicago have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Impressive finishing from Bustamante and Guerra secured the home win 2-1 against Quilmes in their previous game. That victory was so vital for this team, after a horrific period of 17 league rounds in a row not winning.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Deportivo Maipu's place.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Nueva Chicago have conceded 31 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Independiente have avoided defeat in the last 10 matches (6-4-0) facing Nueva Chicago.

Top Goalscorers

Independiente RivadaviaL. Ambrogio
L. Ambrogio
10 goals
Independiente RivadaviaM. Quiroga
M. Quiroga
9 goals
Independiente RivadaviaF. Coronel
F. Coronel
7 goals

Independiente Rivadavia missing players

Nueva Chicago missing players

Independiente Rivadavia Nueva Chicago
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
14 11 4 Won W 0 1 6
11 4 2 Drew D 1 6 14
10 2 0 Lost L 4 10 15
44 28 9 Scored S 2 15 33
34 10 2 Conceded C 10 31 47
89% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 86%
71% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 60%
34% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 37%
20% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 26%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
46% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 46%
43% 59% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 26%
23% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 43%
 
4.5 4.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.2 4.7
4.5 4.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 4.8
2 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.2 10.9 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 8 7.9
3.6 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 3.3 3.1
35% 38% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 31%
 
8.6 8.4 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.6 10.1 7.8
2.9 3 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Independiente Rivadavia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Independiente Rivadavia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nueva Chicago have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nueva Chicago have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 36 24 7 5 48 23 18 15 2 1 32 10 18 9 5 4 16 13 25 79
2 Instituto 35 18 11 6 45 22 17 12 5 0 26 6 18 6 6 6 19 16 23 65
3 Gimnasia Mendoza 35 17 13 5 40 16 18 11 4 3 23 8 17 6 9 2 17 8 24 64
4 San Martín Tucumán 35 16 15 4 42 21 17 11 5 1 22 5 18 5 10 3 20 16 21 63
5 All Boys 36 15 15 6 45 33 18 11 7 0 31 13 18 4 8 6 14 20 12 60
6 Estudiantes Caseros 36 16 9 11 33 27 18 11 6 1 22 8 18 5 3 10 11 19 6 57
7 Almagro 35 16 9 10 35 31 18 10 4 4 19 12 17 6 5 6 16 19 4 57
8 Chaco For Ever 36 13 16 7 38 28 18 10 6 2 22 10 18 3 10 5 16 18 10 55
9 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 35 13 16 6 38 29 18 9 7 2 27 13 17 4 9 4 11 16 9 55
10 Deportivo Riestra 36 12 18 6 34 26 18 9 7 2 20 10 18 3 11 4 14 16 8 54
11 Defensores de Belgrano 36 13 15 8 37 30 18 6 9 3 17 13 18 7 6 5 20 17 7 54
12 Independiente Rivadavia 35 14 11 10 44 34 17 11 4 2 28 10 18 3 7 8 16 24 10 53
13 Deportivo Moron 36 12 17 7 31 21 18 7 9 2 19 10 18 5 8 5 12 11 10 53
14 San Martin San Juan 36 15 6 15 50 42 18 13 1 4 41 14 18 2 5 11 9 28 8 51
15 Chacarita Juniors 36 12 12 12 48 44 18 6 9 3 27 16 18 6 3 9 21 28 4 48
16 Deportivo Madryn 35 10 16 9 43 39 18 8 5 5 25 18 17 2 11 4 18 21 4 46
17 Quilmes 36 11 13 12 42 46 18 8 8 2 21 14 18 3 5 10 21 32 -4 46
18 Deportivo Maipu 36 11 15 10 39 32 18 7 9 2 27 15 18 4 6 8 12 17 7 45
19 Atletico Mitre 36 11 12 13 36 37 18 7 7 4 20 18 18 4 5 9 16 19 -1 45
20 Brown de Adrogue 36 11 11 14 39 39 18 6 5 7 21 19 18 5 6 7 18 20 0 44
21 Ferro Carril Oeste 35 11 11 13 30 34 17 6 6 5 13 13 18 5 5 8 17 21 -4 44
22 Gimnasia Jujuy 36 11 11 14 38 50 18 9 6 3 27 17 18 2 5 11 11 33 -12 44
23 Atlanta 35 10 13 12 29 31 17 5 9 3 16 13 18 5 4 9 13 18 -2 43
24 Guillermo Brown 36 12 7 17 30 43 18 9 3 6 16 13 18 3 4 11 14 30 -13 43
25 Almirante Brown 36 9 15 12 38 43 18 7 8 3 26 19 18 2 7 9 12 24 -5 42
26 Temperley 35 9 14 12 33 39 18 6 7 5 19 16 17 3 7 7 14 23 -6 41
27 Club Atlético Güemes 35 8 15 12 26 31 18 3 10 5 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 17 -5 39
28 San Telmo 36 9 12 15 36 52 18 7 9 2 21 15 18 2 3 13 15 37 -16 39
29 Atletico Rafaela 36 8 14 14 40 43 18 8 6 4 31 17 18 0 8 10 9 26 -3 38
30 Agropecuario 36 7 17 12 25 30 18 6 8 4 18 12 18 1 9 8 7 18 -5 38
31 Villa Dalmine 36 7 17 12 36 48 18 6 7 5 19 19 18 1 10 7 17 29 -12 38
32 Alvarado 36 8 13 15 31 46 18 6 6 6 20 17 18 2 7 9 11 29 -15 37
33 Tristán Suárez 35 6 14 15 35 44 17 5 7 5 27 23 18 1 7 10 8 21 -9 32
34 Nueva Chicago 35 6 14 15 33 47 18 5 8 5 18 16 17 1 6 10 15 31 -14 32
35 Flandria 35 6 13 16 30 46 18 3 7 8 16 22 17 3 6 8 14 24 -16 31
36 Sacachispas 35 3 18 14 21 40 17 2 8 7 10 17 18 1 10 7 11 23 -19 27
37 Deportivo Santamarina 35 5 11 19 25 56 17 2 9 6 15 24 18 3 2 13 10 32 -31 26

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.