Superliga: Atlético Tucumán - Argentinos Juniors preview and facts

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 21.April
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro (32700 seats)

Atlético Tucumán are putting faith in their home fans to assist them in this fixture versus Argentinos Juniors. Who wins at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro?

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Superliga
  • Argentinos Juniors have scored more than double the goals of Atlético Tucumán.

These teams have little in common geographically as Argentinos Juniors have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It's no vacation for neither Atlético Tucumán nor Argentinos Juniors as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Atlético Tucumán have to build on here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro in the Superliga. Game days at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Atlético as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Atlético Tucumán travelled for their previous game, a trip to Defensa y Justicia that ended 1-1. The versatile forward Lotti outperformed all others in that match and got a match rating of 7.42 out of 10. Lotti scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match, Atlético Tucumán lost 1-2 at home to Gimnasia La Plata.

There will be little rest for Atlético Tucumán after this match as they are travelling to River Plate for a Superliga game in only three days.

Atlético have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Atlético Tucumán defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Argentinos Juniors form and stats

Playing away, Argentinos Juniors have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Superliga this season.

Argentinos Juniors had fun at their own home (Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro) last time out, beating Talleres Cordoba 2-1. Ávalos scored. Midfield player Cabrera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Cabrera hit five key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against River Plate wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Argentinos are hosting Sarmiento in the Superliga only four days away.

The visiting Argentinos Juniors have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. Argentinos Juniors have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Atlético-Argentinos Juniors H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Atlético Tucumán one win, Argentinos Juniors one win, two draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

Argentinos JuniorsG. Ávalos Stumpfs
G. Ávalos Stumpfs
4 goals
Atlético TucumánA. Lotti
A. Lotti
2 goals
Atlético TucumánM. Ortiz
M. Ortiz
1 goals

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Argentinos Juniors missing players

Atlético Tucumán Argentinos Juniors
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 5 10
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
6 3 1 Lost L 0 2 3
6 4 1 Scored S 1 7 14
17 9 2 Conceded C 0 9 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 70%
40% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 50%
30% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
40% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 40%
10% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 40% 40%
50% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
5.6 6.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 9 4.6 4.7
4.4 3.4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.8 3
3.2 3 7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.7 8.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.2 12.2
3.8 3.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 4.6
16% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 30%
 
10.9 7.8 13 Shots against (avg) S A 6 9.4 9
4.7 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4 3.4
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Argentinos Juniors have scored more than double the goals of Atlético Tucumán.
  • Argentinos Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Atlético Tucumán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán 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 Racing Club 10 7 3 0 20 6 5 4 1 0 9 1 5 3 2 0 11 5 14 24
2 River Plate 10 7 1 2 21 9 5 3 1 1 14 6 5 4 0 1 7 3 12 22
3 Newell's Old Boys 10 6 1 3 14 10 5 4 0 1 9 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 4 19
4 Defensa y Justicia 10 5 3 2 21 15 5 1 3 1 8 8 5 4 0 1 13 7 6 18
5 Argentinos Juniors 10 5 2 3 14 12 5 3 1 1 7 3 5 2 1 2 7 9 2 17
6 Unión Santa Fe 10 5 2 3 8 6 5 5 0 0 6 1 5 0 2 3 2 5 2 17
7 Sarmiento 10 5 2 3 15 15 5 3 2 0 9 6 5 2 0 3 6 9 0 17
8 Banfield 10 4 2 4 13 11 5 1 1 3 7 7 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 14
9 Gimnasia La Plata 10 3 3 4 11 19 5 2 2 1 7 7 5 1 1 3 4 12 -8 12
10 San Lorenzo 10 1 5 4 9 12 5 0 3 2 6 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -3 8
11 Platense 10 2 2 6 9 16 5 2 0 3 4 4 5 0 2 3 5 12 -7 8
12 Patronato 10 2 1 7 6 14 5 1 1 3 2 4 5 1 0 4 4 10 -8 7
13 Atlético Tucumán 10 1 3 6 6 17 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 2 3 2 8 -11 6
14 Talleres Cordoba 10 1 2 7 6 15 5 1 1 3 4 9 5 0 1 4 2 6 -9 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.