The standings tells us that 5 points divide the pair of competitors in this Superliga match. Argentinos Juniors own both the points- and home advantage.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Platense have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Superliga
These are active days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Patronato.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos Juniors have performed here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona this season with 6 wins from 8 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Argentinos, as their goalkeeper Federico Vicente Lanzillota has completely shut out the opponents for 275 minutes in the Superliga.
The home team returns to Estadio Diego Armando Maradona after drawing with Patronato (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Lanzillota got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.63 out of ten. Lanzillota saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Estudiantes.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 Argentinos Juniors have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.
Trench warfare? In this club's last 12 league games, 9 have seen two goals or less.
A decent goal production from Argentinos Juniors in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Argentinos Juniors have conceded only 5 goals.
Platense form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Platense are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Platense are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Superliga.
Platense's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Talleres Cordoba that finished 0-0. Defender Villalba was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Villalba hit one key pass and won 7 of 14 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at San Lorenzo before that.We have checked recent matches where Platense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 6 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 9 goals have been conceded by Platense in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the final score Platense - Argentinos 1-1 logged in the official records. Argentinos Juniors-Platense H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Argentinos Juniors zero wins, Platense one win, two draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 8 goals | T. Nuss 4 goals | M. Torrén 3 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
Platense missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 8 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 10 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 41 | 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 30 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 36 |
| 94% | 93% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 69% |
| 39% | 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 41% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 21% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 47% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 48% |
| 29% | 40% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 26% | 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.1 | 14.8 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 26% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.9 | 12.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Platense have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Superliga
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Huracan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Patronato | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Platense | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Union Santa Fe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Tigre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Banfield | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Colon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Aldosivi | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 28 | Lanus | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
