Superliga preview: Can Godoy Cruz edge out victory against Colón?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (40268 seats)

Colón have journeyed here for an interesting battle against the home side Godoy Cruz. Get ready for the game with this in-depth Superliga preview!

Insights:
  • Godoy Cruz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Colón have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's quite the trip for Colón when visiting Godoy Cruz as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

The visiting Colón played their last game only three days ago, a Copa Libertadores match. That game was also an away game, at Talleres Córdoba. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Godoy Cruz form and stats

Perfect Superliga season at home so far for Godoy Cruz 2 wins from 2 appearances. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.

Godoy Cruz shared the glory with Atletico Tucuman in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The Godoy Cruz goalkeeper Rodríguez was crucial in the match against Atletico Tucuman last time out, making six saves. Ojeda (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Ojeda hit five key passes.

Ahead of that match, Godoy won a home game hosting Defensa y Justicia (2-1).

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 Godoy Cruz have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

Take note: 12 of the latest 16 league matches from this club have had goals from both teams.

At Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Godoy Cruz has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Colón form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Colón with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Colón have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 198 minutes ago. Abila was the goal scorer.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Talleres Córdoba in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores battle ended 1-1. Lértora got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Lértora dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Huracan.

Colón 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, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Talleres Córdoba in just four days.

Colón have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the sides played each other previously this season; Colón - Godoy Cruz 3-1. Last eight meetings involving these contenders: Godoy Cruz won one, Colón were winners in six and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Godoy CruzE. Rodríguez Lima
E. Rodríguez Lima
8 goals
GodoyM. Ojeda
M. Ojeda
7 goals
Godoy CruzE. Bullaude
E. Bullaude
6 goals

Godoy Cruz missing players

Colón missing players

Godoy Cruz Colón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 5 Played P 2 9 19
5 3 1 Won W 1 1 4
8 5 3 Drew D 1 5 9
6 1 1 Lost L 0 3 6
27 13 4 Scored S 3 8 22
29 11 5 Conceded C 1 10 24
95% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
84% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 74%
53% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 42%
32% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 32%
16% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
74% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 63%
16% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 11% 16%
16% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 26%
 
5.7 6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.3 4.7
4.9 2.8 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.7 5.7
2.5 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.1
7 4 3 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 15.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.4 10.9
4.6 5.7 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.7 3.7
31% 25% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 31%
 
10.5 9.1 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.2 11.9
4.2 3.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.7 4.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Colón haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Godoy Cruz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Newell's Old Boys 5 4 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 5 1 5 13
2 Gimnasia La Plata 5 3 2 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 11
3 Racing Club 5 3 0 2 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 5 9
4 Boca Juniors 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 9
5 Platense 5 2 3 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 9
6 River Plate 5 2 2 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 5 2 4 8
7 Banfield 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 8
8 Huracan 5 2 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 8
9 San Lorenzo 5 1 4 0 7 5 3 0 3 0 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
10 Godoy Cruz 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 7
11 Atletico Tucuman 5 1 4 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
12 Argentinos Juniors 5 2 1 2 5 5 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 7
13 Central Cordoba SdE 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 7
14 Sarmiento 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 0 7
15 Independiente 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 -1 7
16 Patronato 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -1 7
17 Estudiantes 5 2 1 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 7
18 Union Santa Fe 5 2 1 2 8 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 3 2 1 0 6 4 -3 7
19 Colón 5 1 2 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
20 Lanus 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 -1 5
21 Velez Sarsfield 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 -1 5
22 Tigre 5 1 2 2 7 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 6 7 -2 5
23 Arsenal de Sarandi 5 0 4 1 6 7 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 5 6 -1 4
24 Defensa y Justicia 5 0 4 1 4 5 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
25 Talleres Córdoba 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
26 Rosario Central 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 4
27 Barracas Central 5 0 3 2 5 8 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 3
28 Aldosivi 5 0 1 4 1 9 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 8 -8 1

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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.