Superliga preview: Can Argentinos Juniors edge out victory against Godoy Cruz?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 31.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (25000 seats)

This season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, both rise and fall leading to mid-table spots so far. Clear the decks for Argentinos Juniors - Godoy Cruz!

Insights:
  • Argentinos Juniors have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Godoy Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

This could be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Argentinos Juniors form and stats

Argentinos Juniors have collected seven points from their first three Superliga games here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, a promising start.

The home team returns to Estadio Diego Armando Maradona after drawing with Lanus (placed 5th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Villalba, defender, was given a rating of 7.74/10 in that game, top of the team. Villalba won 8 of 16 duels.

A home victory ahead of that match, as expected. The team were big favourites against Deportivo Armenio and won 3-0. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Argentinos Juniors handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

The Argentinos fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Argentinos Juniors have only let in {1 goals} at home.

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Godoy Cruz form and stats

1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Godoy Cruz in their Superliga matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Godoy are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Godoy Cruz are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Belgrano (placed 15th). Arce, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.71. Arce served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting River Plate's place.

We have checked recent matches where Godoy have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Godoy Cruz's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 4 matches. As opposed to that, Godoy have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Argentinos Juniors have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when playing Godoy Cruz.

Top Goalscorers

Argentinos JuniorsG. Ávalos Stumpfs
G. Ávalos Stumpfs
3 goals
Godoy CruzG. Abrego
G. Abrego
2 goals
Godoy CruzE. Rodríguez Lima
E. Rodríguez Lima
2 goals

Argentinos Juniors missing players

Godoy Cruz missing players

Argentinos Juniors Godoy Cruz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 1 4 8
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
7 5 3 Scored S 1 1 7
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 5 7
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
38% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 38%
25% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 12%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 38%
38% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 75% 50%
 
4.8 4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4 5
3.8 2.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.2 3.4
2.1 3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.8
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
16.1 18.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.2 12
5.8 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.5 2.8
15% 28% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 17% 32%
 
8 7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 6 10.5 10.6
2.2 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Argentinos Juniors have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Godoy Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Godoy Cruz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Godoy Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 River Plate 8 6 0 2 14 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 5 4 0 1 8 2 9 18
2 San Lorenzo 8 5 1 2 10 4 4 4 0 0 7 0 4 1 1 2 3 4 6 16
3 Defensa y Justicia 8 4 2 2 11 6 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 2 1 1 4 1 5 14
4 Racing Club 8 4 2 2 11 7 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 2 0 2 6 4 4 14
5 Lanus 8 4 2 2 10 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 14
6 Newell's Old Boys 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 4 0 0 5 0 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 14
7 Rosario Central 8 4 2 2 10 11 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 1 1 2 5 9 -1 14
8 Talleres Cordoba 8 4 1 3 12 8 5 2 0 3 5 5 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 13
9 Instituto 8 3 4 1 11 8 4 1 3 0 4 2 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 13
10 Velez Sarsfield 8 3 3 2 12 7 5 2 2 1 9 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 12
11 Huracan 8 3 3 2 12 10 4 2 1 1 6 5 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 12
12 Godoy Cruz 8 4 0 4 7 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 1 0 3 1 5 0 12
13 Argentinos Juniors 8 3 2 3 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 1 1 3 2 4 2 11
14 Boca Juniors 8 3 2 3 9 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 11
15 Belgrano 8 3 2 3 5 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 3 6 -4 11
16 Platense 8 2 4 2 11 13 5 1 3 1 7 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 -2 10
17 Barracas Central 8 2 3 3 9 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 9
18 Banfield 8 2 3 3 4 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 6 -2 9
19 Sarmiento 8 2 2 4 10 11 4 1 0 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 3 2 -1 8
20 Independiente 8 1 5 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 5 8 4 1 3 0 2 1 -2 8
21 Tigre 8 2 2 4 8 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 6 7 -3 8
22 Arsenal de Sarandi 8 2 2 4 7 10 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -3 8
23 Estudiantes 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 3 5 -4 8
24 Gimnasia La Plata 8 2 2 4 5 11 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 0 1 3 1 8 -6 8
25 Central Cordoba SdE 8 2 2 4 4 10 4 2 0 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 7 -6 8
26 Union Santa Fe 8 1 4 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 0 3 1 2 3 -3 7
27 Atletico Tucuman 8 1 4 3 5 10 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 7
28 Colon 8 0 5 3 6 10 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 0 3 1 3 4 -4 5

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.