Closing in on the top teams is the mission when these mid-table teams do battle. Both are aiming to better their league table standing, San Martín Tucumán in 9th and Defensores Unidos in 11th spot.
- San Martín Tucumán have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primera B Nacional
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Defensores Unidos, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
San Martín Tucumán and Defensores Unidos should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
San Martín Tucumán form and stats
San Martín Tucumán have performed here at Estadio La Ciudadela this season with 8 wins from 13 Primera B Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1.
The followers are hoping that San Martín Tucumán will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Guillermo Brown (placed 17th). The first loss after going unbeaten through three league matches.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Agropecuario that ended 1-1.It should be noted that a glance at the 15 latest league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The San Martín Tucumán fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Tucumán have conceded only 7 goals.
Defensores Unidos form and stats
There's been little loot from Defensores Unidos's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Defensores Unidos only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.
Velázquez was the last player to score for the away team. Defensores Unidos haven't scored a league goal in the last 302 minutes.
Defensores Unidos's last game was the home draw against Nueva Chicago (0-0).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting All Boys's place.Lacking goals? 11 of this club's last 12 league matches have seen two goals or less.
Defensores are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {6 goals} from 13 away games. Defensores Unidos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have met previously this season: Defensores Unidos - Tucumán 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Dening 11 goals |   J. Velázquez 8 goals | O. Andrada 4 goals |
San Martín Tucumán missing players
Defensores Unidos missing players
| San Martín Tucumán | Defensores Unidos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 88% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 81% |
| 46% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 37% |
| 23% | 23% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 15% | 15% |
| 8% | 15% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 31% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 23% | 22% |
| 42% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 44% |
| 38% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 69% | 52% |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 36% | 56% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 25% | 31% |
| 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.3 | 9.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
- Defensores Unidos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera B Nacional
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Primera B Nacional
- Defensores Unidos have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primera B Nacional
- San Martín Tucumán have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- San Martín Tucumán have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Defensores Unidos have scored away.
- San Martín Tucumán have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- San Martín Tucumán have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Almirante Brown | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 47 |
| 2 | Agropecuario | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 46 |
| 3 | Deportivo Morón | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Temperley | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | San Martín San Juan | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 40 |
| 8 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 9 | San Martín Tucumán | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 11 | Defensores Unidos | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Patronato | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Club Atlético Güemes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Alvarado | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | All Boys | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Almagro | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Guillermo Brown | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Flandria | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 26 |
| 19 | San Telmo | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 23 |
