Atlético Tucumán manager Pusineri looking for three points in Talleres Córdoba showdown

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Fri 16.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro (32700 seats)

Victory to the hosting team is anticipated from this fixture if the league table is to be believed. The Atlético Tucumán fans are optimistic that the gap between 1st and Talleres Córdoba's 24th position in the table will be visible on the arena.

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Superliga
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Superliga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro as Atlético Tucumán have scored 14 goals to get 21 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Superliga are 6-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Atlético Tucumán shared the glory with San Lorenzo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfield player Carrera got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Carrera scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Banfield that ended 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Atlético handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

It should be considered that a glance at the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The Atlético Tucumán fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively Atlético Tucumán have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Talleres Córdoba form and stats

Talleres Córdoba have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 0-4-4 (8 played).

The club members enjoyed Talleres's previous game versus Defensa y Justicia (placed 22nd), a 1-0 win played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone five league games without winning. Benavídez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.04. The defender Benavídez hit two key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that game, the victory at home against Newell's Old Boys in the Copa Argentina (2-1). Talleres Córdoba are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Few goals the story here? 17 of this team's last 18 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Talleres Córdoba are hosting Colon in the Superliga only three days away.

Goals are few and far between in Talleres Córdoba's away league games. Only 3 goals from 8 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Talleres are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Atlético Tucumán and Talleres Córdoba have faced each other earlier this season: Atlético Tucumán - Talleres Córdoba 3-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Atlético won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Talleres Córdoba managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético TucumánR. Carrera
R. Carrera
6 goals
Atlético TucumánA. Lotti
A. Lotti
5 goals
Talleres CórdobaD. Valoyes Ruíz
D. Valoyes Ruíz
5 goals

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Talleres Córdoba missing players

Atlético Tucumán Talleres Córdoba
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 15 31
11 8 2 Won W 0 0 7
12 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
9 4 1 Lost L 4 10 16
33 23 4 Scored S 2 6 22
32 16 3 Conceded C 6 19 37
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 90%
59% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 47% 52%
31% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 27% 26%
19% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
41% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 35%
44% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 29%
28% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 60% 45%
 
5.1 5.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.1 4.8
4.4 3.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.3 4.5
2.9 2.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.8 2.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 5 7 10
 
11.8 13.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 9.1 11
4 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.2 3
26% 32% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 18% 24%
 
10.2 7.9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.1 11.1
3.5 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.9 4.1
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Talleres Córdoba have scored away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Superliga
  • Talleres Córdoba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Talleres Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Superliga
  • Talleres Córdoba have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Superliga
  • Talleres Córdoba have yet to win a game away.

  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 18 9 7 2 20 9 9 6 3 0 14 3 9 3 4 2 6 6 11 34
2 Gimnasia La Plata 18 9 6 3 19 10 8 6 2 0 12 2 10 3 4 3 7 8 9 33
3 Huracan 18 8 8 2 22 13 8 5 2 1 12 4 10 3 6 1 10 9 9 32
4 Boca Juniors 18 10 2 6 24 22 10 7 1 2 17 12 8 3 1 4 7 10 2 32
5 Godoy Cruz 18 9 4 5 21 17 8 6 2 0 12 4 10 3 2 5 9 13 4 31
6 Argentinos Juniors 18 9 3 6 20 16 10 7 1 2 14 8 8 2 2 4 6 8 4 30
7 River Plate 18 8 5 5 27 15 8 5 1 2 13 6 10 3 4 3 14 9 12 29
8 Racing Club 18 7 7 4 24 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 9 2 4 3 8 9 9 28
9 Patronato 18 7 6 5 23 19 10 6 3 1 13 5 8 1 3 4 10 14 4 27
10 San Lorenzo 18 5 11 2 23 18 10 2 8 0 14 11 8 3 3 2 9 7 5 26
11 Platense 18 6 8 4 17 14 9 3 6 0 9 4 9 3 2 4 8 10 3 26
12 Newell's Old Boys 18 7 5 6 17 16 9 3 4 2 9 6 9 4 1 4 8 10 1 26
13 Estudiantes 18 7 5 6 17 17 10 6 3 1 12 7 8 1 2 5 5 10 0 26
14 Union Santa Fe 17 7 5 5 21 22 9 4 2 3 10 11 8 3 3 2 11 11 -1 26
15 Tigre 18 5 8 5 25 23 9 3 5 1 12 7 9 2 3 4 13 16 2 23
16 Barracas Central 18 6 5 7 20 26 10 5 2 3 14 12 8 1 3 4 6 14 -6 23
17 Banfield 18 5 7 6 17 18 10 2 4 4 11 14 8 3 3 2 6 4 -1 22
18 Sarmiento 18 6 4 8 18 22 8 4 2 2 11 8 10 2 2 6 7 14 -4 22
19 Rosario Central 18 6 4 8 14 18 9 5 1 3 7 6 9 1 3 5 7 12 -4 22
20 Central Cordoba SdE 18 6 3 9 22 25 9 4 1 4 13 12 9 2 2 5 9 13 -3 21
21 Arsenal de Sarandi 18 3 11 4 18 20 9 2 6 1 10 10 9 1 5 3 8 10 -2 20
22 Defensa y Justicia 18 4 7 7 14 19 9 2 6 1 7 6 9 2 1 6 7 13 -5 19
23 Independiente 18 4 6 8 19 22 9 3 3 3 9 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 -3 18
24 Talleres Córdoba 17 4 6 7 13 16 9 4 2 3 10 9 8 0 4 4 3 7 -3 18
25 Colon 18 4 6 8 15 22 9 3 3 3 10 12 9 1 3 5 5 10 -7 18
26 Vélez Sarsfield 18 1 10 7 19 25 8 1 4 3 7 8 10 0 6 4 12 17 -6 13
27 Aldosivi 18 3 4 11 11 28 8 2 1 5 6 11 10 1 3 6 5 17 -17 13
28 Lanús 18 2 5 11 15 28 8 2 3 3 9 10 10 0 2 8 6 18 -13 11

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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.