Atlético Tucumán will not count on any easy points from hosting team Boca Juniors in this Superliga match. Here's the comprehensive match preview!
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Superliga
It's quite the trip for Atlético Tucumán when visiting Juniors as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
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!
Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Alberto José Armando. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Agustin Daniel Rossi not having conceded a league goal in 305 minutes.
Happy days for Boca Juniors in their previous game, a fixture away at Defensa y Justicia (placed 23rd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Vázquez scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. The forward Villa won the honour of being "man of the match" for Boca Juniors with a rating of 8.05/10. Villa served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Before that, Juniors drew at home versus Rosario Central.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Boca Juniors handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat.
Boca Juniors have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alberto José Armando with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Boca Juniors's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
3-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atlético Tucumán, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Superliga, in their Superliga matches away.
The Atlético goalkeeper Carlos Emilio Lampe Porras is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The fans enjoyed Atlético Tucumán's previous match versus Barracas Central (placed 22nd), a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Atlético Tucumán was the only team on the pitch versus Barracas Central in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Menéndez got a match rating of 9.02 in that game. Menéndez scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.
A 0-0 draw at Tigre's stadium before that.Atlético Tucumán are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Few goals the story here? 10 of this team's latest 12 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlético as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Atlético Tucumán defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 7 games). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (Juniors wins - draws - Atlético Tucumán wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 4 red cards from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Benedetto 9 goals |  S. Villa Cano 8 goals |  F. Rojo 5 goals |
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| Boca Juniors | Atlético Tucumán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 43 | 28 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 31 |
| 31 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 88% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 79% | 90% |
| 69% | 78% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 14% | 31% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 47% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 43% | 45% |
| 28% | 22% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 28% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.3 | 11.5 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 30% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 16% | 26% |
| 10 | 9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the the best goal difference (+12) in Superliga
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlético Tucumán have scored 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Huracan | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Patronato | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Platense | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Unión Santa Fe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Tigre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Banfield | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Colon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 23 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 25 | Independiente | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 26 | Aldosivi | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 28 | Lanus | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
