Atlético Tucumán have played great football this season, being 2nd position in the table. Platense have a view both up and down from the 12th spot.
- Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Platense have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Superliga games here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro for Atlético Tucumán. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
Atlético Tucumán lost their last game at Patronato (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points through five league fixtures. The striker Coronel won the honour of being "man of the match" for Atlético Tucumán with a rating of 8.13/10. Coronel scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 3-1 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 Atlético have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 5 and lost 0.
Both teams score at least one goal! That has been the case in 5 league matches in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
Atlético Tucumán have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro with 18 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Atlético Tucumán have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Platense form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Platense playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
Platense played 0-0 against Defensa y Justicia in their previous match. Defender Suso was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Suso won 8 of 9 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Rosario Central's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Platense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 7 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colón in just three days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Platense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Atlético Tucumán - Platense 2-2 was the outcome when these two contenders formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Head to head totals (for the last five meetings): Atlético won two games, one match ended with a tie and Platense managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / one.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Carrera 7 goals | A. Lotti 7 goals | C. Menéndez 6 goals |
Atlético Tucumán missing players
Platense missing players
| Atlético Tucumán | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 13 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 40 | 27 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 37 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 89% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 83% |
| 64% | 72% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | 61% |
| 36% | 44% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 47% | 33% |
| 19% | 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 17% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 53% | 42% |
| 39% | 44% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | 33% |
| 25% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 35% | 42% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.1 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 8.2 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 24% |
| 10.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 13 | 11.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
- Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Huracan | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | River Plate | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | Tigre | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Patronato | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Platense | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | Independiente | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 22 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 25 | Colón | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 26 | Lanus | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 27 | Vélez Sarsfield | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
