Colón supporters put their faith in manager Gorosito to deliver victory against Barracas Central

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

Crucial clash in the bottom part of the Superliga, with both Colón and Barracas Central feeling more concern than glee. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the home side at 23rd and the visitors in 19th position.

Insights:
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Colón form and stats

Colón have collected 10 points from their Superliga home games so far after 2-4-2. When Colón hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Huracán, Racing Club, Independiente, Colón, Arsenal de Sarandi, Vélez Sarsfield, Atletico Tucuman, Banfield and Unión Santa Fe), they have won 2 of 4 matches! The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López.

Colón lost their last game at Instituto (placed 17th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The defeat against Instituto was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Martínez). Goltz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.23 out of 10. The defender Goltz won 7 of 11 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Banfield.

Colón are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Colón have conceded 9 goals. Colón has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Barracas Central form and stats

There's been little loot from Barracas Central's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Superliga. Barracas Central only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Barracas Central, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Barracas played 2-2 against Central Cordoba SdE in their previous match. The match against Central Cordoba SdE looked like a defeat for Barracas Central, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Frías equalized in the 88th minute. The draw against Central Cordoba SdE came from a losing position. The Barracas Central manager Rondina brought on Frías as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Álvarez was the best team player with a rating of 7.34. Álvarez won 7 of 12 duels.

Before that match, the win at home against Estudiantes Caseros in the Copa Argentina (1-0). Looking at the earlier recent performances of Barracas when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 3 and winning 1 game.

Highlight this: 10 of the last 13 league games featuring this club have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Barracas Central as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Barracas Central have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings with these participants: Colón won one, Barracas Central triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ColónR. Ábila
R. Ábila
5 goals
Barracas CentralB. Sepúlveda
B. Sepúlveda
5 goals
Barracas CentralI. Tapia
I. Tapia
3 goals

Colón missing players

Barracas Central missing players

Colón Barracas Central
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 4 7 16
3 2 2 Won W 0 1 4
8 4 2 Drew D 3 3 6
5 2 0 Lost L 1 3 6
14 9 5 Scored S 1 6 15
17 9 2 Conceded C 3 10 20
81% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 88%
69% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 62%
31% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 31%
12% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 6%
50% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 31%
25% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 31%
44% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 71% 50%
 
4.7 5.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.7 3.9
4.8 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 5.6
2.7 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.3 14 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10 10.4
4.1 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.9
22% 22% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 26% 32%
 
13.9 12.2 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.1 12.4
4.2 4.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.3
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 River Plate 16 12 1 3 27 8 7 6 0 1 13 3 9 6 1 2 14 5 19 37
2 San Lorenzo 16 9 5 2 17 6 8 6 2 0 9 0 8 3 3 2 8 6 11 32
3 Talleres Cordoba 16 9 3 4 29 15 9 5 1 3 13 7 7 4 2 1 16 8 14 30
4 Defensa y Justicia 16 8 5 3 21 9 9 4 3 2 12 8 7 4 2 1 9 1 12 29
5 Estudiantes 16 8 4 4 19 14 8 4 2 2 10 6 8 4 2 2 9 8 5 28
6 Rosario Central 16 7 6 3 23 19 8 6 2 0 15 5 8 1 4 3 8 14 4 27
7 Belgrano 16 8 3 5 14 13 7 4 2 1 6 3 9 4 1 4 8 10 1 27
8 Lanús 15 7 4 4 22 15 7 5 1 1 11 4 8 2 3 3 11 11 7 25
9 Argentinos Juniors 16 6 5 5 21 15 7 4 2 1 17 8 9 2 3 4 4 7 6 23
10 Godoy Cruz 16 6 5 5 18 18 7 3 3 1 11 7 9 3 2 4 7 11 0 23
11 Newell's Old Boys 16 6 5 5 14 14 8 5 2 1 7 1 8 1 3 4 7 13 0 23
12 Sarmiento 16 6 4 6 18 15 7 3 1 3 11 10 9 3 3 3 7 5 3 22
13 Boca Juniors 16 6 3 7 20 16 9 4 2 3 12 8 7 2 1 4 8 8 4 21
14 Tigre 16 5 6 5 17 18 7 3 2 2 8 7 9 2 4 3 9 11 -1 21
15 Gimnasia La Plata 16 6 3 7 16 23 8 4 2 2 9 7 8 2 1 5 7 16 -7 21
16 Platense 16 5 5 6 18 21 9 3 4 2 12 10 7 2 1 4 6 11 -3 20
17 Instituto 16 5 5 6 14 19 9 3 4 2 7 8 7 2 1 4 7 11 -5 20
18 Central Cordoba SdE 16 5 4 7 12 18 8 3 1 4 5 7 8 2 3 3 7 11 -6 19
19 Barracas Central 16 4 6 6 15 20 9 3 3 3 9 10 7 1 3 3 6 10 -5 18
20 Racing Club 16 5 3 8 19 26 8 3 2 3 10 12 8 2 1 5 9 14 -7 18
21 Vélez Sarsfield 16 3 8 5 16 15 9 2 6 1 12 7 7 1 2 4 4 8 1 17
22 Independiente 16 3 8 5 15 18 8 2 3 3 11 12 8 1 5 2 4 6 -3 17
23 Colón 16 3 8 5 14 17 8 2 4 2 9 9 8 1 4 3 5 8 -3 17
24 Huracán 16 4 5 7 15 20 8 3 3 2 8 9 8 1 2 5 7 11 -5 17
25 Banfield 16 3 6 7 10 19 9 2 4 3 3 7 7 1 2 4 7 12 -9 15
26 Atletico Tucuman 16 2 8 6 13 20 8 1 4 3 8 12 8 1 4 3 5 8 -7 14
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 16 3 2 11 12 24 7 2 1 4 7 10 9 1 1 7 5 14 -12 11
28 Unión Santa Fe 15 1 6 8 8 22 7 1 2 4 4 11 8 0 4 4 4 11 -14 9

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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.