A key match in Primera B Nacional as both teams are battling for the top positions. With San Martin Tucuman in 1st position and Sarmiento placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
San Martín Tucumán and Sarmiento 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sarmiento have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
San Martín Tucumán form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio La Ciudadela as San Martín Tucumán, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Primera B Nacional, have scored 12 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Primera B Nacional are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). San Martín Tucumán haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Sarmiento, 177 days ago. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A strong away win for San Martín Tucumán against Villa Dalmine the last match, as R. Costa and R. Moreira were on target. Before that, San Martín Tucumán drew at home versus Almagro.
R. Costa was on the receiving end of a red card in the San Martín Tucumán-Villa Dalmine match, being sent off in the 90th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 2-1 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when R. Moreira scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time.
A decent goal production from San Martín Tucumán in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. San Martín Tucumán have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Sarmiento form and stats
Playing away, Sarmiento, who have the most scored goals (31) in Primera B Nacional, have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera B Nacional this season.
Sarmiento had fun at their own home (Estadio La Ciudadela) last time out, beating Instituto 2-1. P. Magnín (2) scored. A 1-1 draw at Deportivo Santamarina's stadium before that.
Sarmiento find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Sarmiento have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sarmiento - San Martín Tucumán 3-1 entered in the official records. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two San Martín Tucumán victories, zero draws and two Sarmiento wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.San Martín Tucumán missing players
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| San Martín Tucumán | Sarmiento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 76% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 41% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 206 | 120 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 76 | 170 |
| 93 | 56 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 29 | 71 |
| 31% | 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 44% |
- San Martín Tucumán has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home
- San Martín Tucumán has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- San Martín Tucumán has the the best goal difference (+19)
- San Martín Tucumán have not yet lost a game at home.
- San Martín Tucumán have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sarmiento has the most scored goals (31)
- Sarmiento has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Martín Tucumán | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Sarmiento | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | Defensores de Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Deportivo Riestra | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | Tigre | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Atletico Rafaela | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Villa Dalmine | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Instituto | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Quilmes | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Brown de Adrogue | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Chacarita Juniors | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | Deportivo Santamarina | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Almagro | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | All Boys | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 13 |