Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro: Atlético Tucumán vs Arsenal de Sarandi Superliga preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro (32700 seats)

Atlético Tucumán are considered as expected winners of this home game against Arsenal de Sarandi, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals (5) in Superliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

2-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Atlético Tucumán so far this season.

Atlético are returning here after visiting Newell's Old Boys in a Superliga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Augusto Lotti and Franco Mussis scored the goal(s). Midfield player Franco Mussis got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Mussis scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. Atlético Tucumán goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti did an outstanding job against Newell's Old Boys with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The victory against Newell's Old Boys came after Augusto Lotti's winning goal. The Atlético manager O. De Felippe was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 66th minute.

Ahead of that match, Atlético won a home game hosting Independiente (2-0).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Atlético Tucumán's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost one.

Atlético Tucumán are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Defensively Atlético have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Arsenal de Sarandi form and stats

The manager I. Damonte is not happy with the away performances in the Superliga so far, as all 4 matches have been lost. A depressing five defeats in a row for Arsenal in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Defensa y Justicia.

Arsenal are looking to quickly end their 284 minutes long goal drought in the Superliga.

Arsenal's last game was the home draw against Defensa y Justicia (0-0). Defender Gastón Benavídez was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Benavídez hit two key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.

Prior to that match, the Arsenal manager I. Damonte faced defeat when travelling to Rosario Central and losing 0-4.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Arsenal when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning two games.

Goals are few and far between in Arsenal's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. Arsenal can't defend away. 12 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding five meetings): Atlético won four games, one match ended in a draw and Arsenal de Sarandi managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

Atlético TucumánA. Lotti
A. Lotti
9 goals
Atlético TucumánR. Carrera
R. Carrera
4 goals
AtléticoG. Acosta
G. Acosta
3 goals

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Arsenal de Sarandi missing players

Atlético Tucumán Arsenal de Sarandi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
9 5 1 Won W 0 2 4
5 4 1 Drew D 0 0 6
8 2 1 Lost L 3 9 12
35 22 3 Scored S 0 9 16
32 12 3 Conceded C 8 26 41
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
82% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 77%
64% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 73% 55%
36% 45% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 27%
18% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 14%
59% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 41%
27% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 23%
18% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 45% 50%
 
5 4.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.4 4.5
4.3 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.3 5.5
3.1 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 2.1
6 3 3 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.6 10.4 4.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 8 8.4
4.5 4.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.5 3.5
35% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 21%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest points (0) away in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals (5) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the most conceded goals (12) away in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the most conceded goals (18) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Superliga
  • Arsenal de Sarandi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Arsenal de Sarandi is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Atlético Tucumán have scored more than double the goals of Arsenal de Sarandi.
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Superliga

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

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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.