Superliga prediction and guide: Colón modest favourite to get the better of Central Cordoba SdE

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 29.May
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López (40000 seats)

Very important face-off in the "wrong" end of the Superliga, with both Colón and Central Cordoba SdE enduring more tension than delight. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the home side positioned 20th and the away team in 19th position.

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

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an animated fixture!

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Colón form and stats

When playing at home in the Superliga, Colón have managed 2 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. When Colón hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Huracan, Racing Club, Independiente, Colón, Arsenal de Sarandi, Velez Sarsfield, Atletico Tucuman, Banfield and Union Santa Fe), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

Colón drew their last game, also a home match. Barracas Central (placed 18th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Defender Meza got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Meza hit two key passes and won 11 of 17 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Instituto (0-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Colón handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 16 league games, 12 have produced zero, one or two goals.

The Colón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Colón's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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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Central Cordoba SdE form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The club members enjoyed Central's previous game versus Comunicaciones, a Copa Argentina win (3-0) played at home.

The game before that, in the Superliga, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Union Santa Fe.

Central Cordoba SdE are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats. From a total of 23 matches.

A tale of few goals? 14 of this club's most recent 17 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Central Cordoba SdE when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Central Cordoba SdE in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's five Colón victories, zero draws and two Central Cordoba SdE wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ColónR. Ábila
R. Ábila
5 goals
Central Cordoba SdEL. Gamba
L. Gamba
3 goals
ColónS. Pierotti
S. Pierotti
2 goals

Colón missing players

Central Cordoba SdE missing players

Colón Central Cordoba SdE
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 2 8 17
3 2 2 Won W 0 2 5
9 5 2 Drew D 0 3 4
5 2 0 Lost L 2 3 8
15 10 5 Scored S 0 7 12
18 10 2 Conceded C 5 11 19
82% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
71% 89% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 59%
29% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 18%
12% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 24%
24% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 29%
41% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 53%
 
4.9 6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.8 4.5
4.8 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5 5
2.6 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 13.7 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.4 12.1
4.1 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.8 3.5
22% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 20%
 
13.6 11.9 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 16.8 15.8
4.1 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5 4.5
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Central Cordoba SdE have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colón have won significantly more corners at 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 17 13 1 3 29 9 8 7 0 1 15 4 9 6 1 2 14 5 20 40
2 San Lorenzo 17 10 5 2 19 6 9 7 2 0 11 0 8 3 3 2 8 6 13 35
3 Talleres Cordoba 17 9 4 4 30 16 9 5 1 3 13 7 8 4 3 1 17 9 14 31
4 Estudiantes 17 9 4 4 20 14 9 5 2 2 11 6 8 4 2 2 9 8 6 31
5 Rosario Central 17 8 6 3 25 20 9 7 2 0 17 6 8 1 4 3 8 14 5 30
6 Defensa y Justicia 17 8 5 4 22 11 9 4 3 2 12 8 8 4 2 2 10 3 11 29
7 Lanus 16 8 4 4 23 15 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 2 3 3 11 11 8 28
8 Belgrano 17 8 4 5 15 14 8 4 3 1 7 4 9 4 1 4 8 10 1 28
9 Godoy Cruz 17 7 5 5 20 18 8 4 3 1 13 7 9 3 2 4 7 11 2 26
10 Boca Juniors 17 7 3 7 21 16 9 4 2 3 12 8 8 3 1 4 9 8 5 24
11 Argentinos Juniors 17 6 5 6 21 16 8 4 2 2 17 9 9 2 3 4 4 7 5 23
12 Sarmiento 17 6 5 6 18 15 8 3 2 3 11 10 9 3 3 3 7 5 3 23
13 Newell's Old Boys 17 6 5 6 14 15 8 5 2 1 7 1 9 1 3 5 7 14 -1 23
14 Tigre 17 5 7 5 17 18 8 3 3 2 8 7 9 2 4 3 9 11 -1 22
15 Gimnasia La Plata 17 6 3 8 16 25 8 4 2 2 9 7 9 2 1 6 7 18 -9 21
16 Platense 17 5 5 7 19 23 9 3 4 2 12 10 8 2 1 5 7 13 -4 20
17 Instituto 17 5 5 7 14 21 9 3 4 2 7 8 8 2 1 5 7 13 -7 20
18 Barracas Central 17 4 7 6 16 21 9 3 3 3 9 10 8 1 4 3 7 11 -5 19
19 Central Cordoba SdE 17 5 4 8 12 19 9 3 1 5 5 8 8 2 3 3 7 11 -7 19
20 Colón 17 3 9 5 15 18 9 2 5 2 10 10 8 1 4 3 5 8 -3 18
21 Huracan 17 4 6 7 15 20 8 3 3 2 8 9 9 1 3 5 7 11 -5 18
22 Racing Club 16 5 3 8 19 26 8 3 2 3 10 12 8 2 1 5 9 14 -7 18
23 Velez Sarsfield 16 3 8 5 16 15 9 2 6 1 12 7 7 1 2 4 4 8 1 17
24 Independiente 17 3 8 6 16 20 8 2 3 3 11 12 9 1 5 3 5 8 -4 17
25 Atletico Tucuman 17 2 9 6 13 20 8 1 4 3 8 12 9 1 5 3 5 8 -7 15
26 Banfield 17 3 6 8 10 20 9 2 4 3 3 7 8 1 2 5 7 13 -10 15
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 17 4 2 11 14 25 8 3 1 4 9 11 9 1 1 7 5 14 -11 14
28 Union Santa Fe 16 2 6 8 9 22 7 1 2 4 4 11 9 1 4 4 5 11 -13 12

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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.