Soccer game preview: Home ticketholders with high hopes before Atlético Tucumán - Barracas Central

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Wed 24.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro (32700 seats)

Atlético Tucumán have been better than Barracas Central this season, but every fixture opens at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Superliga
  • Barracas Central have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Superliga

Barracas Central have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

Atlético Tucumán have performed here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro this season with 5 wins from 7 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. Ever since the Godoy Cruz game Atlético has been unbeatable here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro producing four straight wins.

Atlético Tucumán are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Atlético Tucumán, facing Tigre in a game that ended 0-0. Capasso, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Capasso won 4 of 4 duels.

Ahead of that match, Atlético won a home game hosting Central Cordoba SdE (1-0).

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 11 most recent league games highlights that 9 of them had goals from both sides.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atlético Tucumán as they are travelling to their away game against Boca Juniors in the Superliga. That match is four days after this one.

Atlético Tucumán has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Atlético have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Barracas Central form and stats

Barracas Central have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-3-2 (6 played).

Impressive finishing from Colmán, Sepúlveda and Tapia secured the home win 3-1 against Defensa y Justicia in their previous game. That victory felt nice as this club had gone three league matches without victory. Attacker Colmán got a player rating of 8.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Colmán scored one goal.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rosario Central wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's last 15 league matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colon in just four days.

As opposed to that, Barracas Central have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Barracas CentralN. Bandiera
N. Bandiera
8 goals
Barracas CentralB. Sepúlveda
B. Sepúlveda
6 goals
Atlético TucumánR. Carrera
R. Carrera
5 goals

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Barracas Central missing players

Atlético Tucumán Barracas Central
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 2 13 28
10 7 2 Won W 1 4 10
10 3 0 Drew D 1 3 6
8 4 1 Lost L 0 6 12
27 19 3 Scored S 2 14 34
29 16 1 Conceded C 1 19 44
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 92% 93%
57% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 85% 86%
29% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 57%
18% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 32%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
39% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 71%
43% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 14%
29% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 21%
 
5.2 5.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.8 3.5
4.4 3.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.4 6
3 3.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.1 2.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.5 12.8 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 5.9 7.6
4 4.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.7
24% 30% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 41% 33%
 
10 7.6 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 15.8 14.1
3.5 3.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6 5.7
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Barracas Central have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Barracas Central have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Superliga
  • Barracas Central have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Superliga
  • Barracas Central 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 Atlético Tucumán 14 8 5 1 14 6 7 5 2 0 10 3 7 3 3 1 4 3 8 29
2 Gimnasia La Plata 14 8 4 2 16 7 6 5 1 0 9 1 8 3 3 2 7 6 9 28
3 Argentinos Juniors 14 8 2 4 18 12 8 6 1 1 12 5 6 2 1 3 6 7 6 26
4 Racing Club 14 6 6 2 21 11 7 4 3 0 14 4 7 2 3 2 7 7 10 24
5 Huracan 14 6 6 2 17 11 6 3 2 1 9 4 8 3 4 1 8 7 6 24
6 Godoy Cruz 14 7 3 4 17 12 6 5 1 0 10 3 8 2 2 4 7 9 5 24
7 River Plate 14 6 4 4 21 13 6 3 1 2 8 6 8 3 3 2 13 7 8 22
8 Patronato 14 6 4 4 22 18 7 5 1 1 12 5 7 1 3 3 10 13 4 22
9 Platense 14 5 6 3 15 13 7 3 4 0 9 4 7 2 2 3 6 9 2 21
10 Union Santa Fe 13 6 3 4 20 21 7 3 1 3 9 11 6 3 2 1 11 10 -1 21
11 San Lorenzo 14 4 8 2 19 15 8 2 6 0 12 9 6 2 2 2 7 6 4 20
12 Newell's Old Boys 14 5 5 4 13 13 7 2 4 1 6 4 7 3 1 3 7 9 0 20
13 Boca Juniors 14 6 2 6 18 20 8 5 1 2 14 11 6 1 1 4 4 9 -2 20
14 Tigre 14 4 6 4 20 18 7 3 3 1 10 5 7 1 3 3 10 13 2 18
15 Arsenal de Sarandi 14 3 9 2 15 15 7 2 4 1 7 7 7 1 5 1 8 8 0 18
16 Rosario Central 14 5 3 6 11 14 7 4 1 2 6 5 7 1 2 4 5 9 -3 18
17 Central Cordoba SdE 14 5 2 7 17 18 7 3 0 4 8 10 7 2 2 3 9 8 -1 17
18 Barracas Central 14 4 5 5 17 20 8 3 2 3 11 12 6 1 3 2 6 8 -3 17
19 Sarmiento 14 5 2 7 15 19 7 4 1 2 11 8 7 1 1 5 4 11 -4 17
20 Estudiantes 14 4 4 6 14 17 7 3 3 1 9 7 7 1 1 5 5 10 -3 16
21 Banfield 14 3 6 5 13 15 8 1 4 3 8 11 6 2 2 2 5 4 -2 15
22 Defensa y Justicia 14 3 6 5 12 16 7 2 5 0 7 5 7 1 1 5 5 11 -4 15
23 Colon 14 3 6 5 11 16 7 2 3 2 7 9 7 1 3 3 4 7 -5 15
24 Talleres Córdoba 13 3 4 6 11 14 7 3 1 3 8 8 6 0 3 3 3 6 -3 13
25 Independiente 14 3 4 7 13 17 7 2 2 3 5 7 7 1 2 4 8 10 -4 13
26 Aldosivi 14 3 2 9 10 23 7 2 1 4 5 9 7 1 1 5 5 14 -13 11
27 Vélez Sarsfield 14 1 7 6 15 20 6 1 3 2 6 6 8 0 4 4 9 14 -5 10
28 Lanus 14 1 4 9 11 22 6 1 3 2 7 8 8 0 1 7 4 14 -11 7

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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.