Home advantage could prove decisive in Huracán - Rosario Central battle

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 21.March
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó (48314 seats)

A quick peek at the Superliga standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Read our Huracán - Rosario Central match preview!

Insights:
  • Huracán have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (5) in Superliga

The hosts Huracán saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. That game was an away game at Sporting Cristal, so at least Huracán are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Huracán form and stats

Seven points from three Superliga home games is a great start for Huracán, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.

The fans hope that Huracán will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Copa Libertadores fixture against Sporting Cristal. Fattori (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Fattori hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).

A Superliga defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Estudiantes (after extra-time).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Huracán handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Huracán has scored {6 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Rosario Central form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Superliga for Rosario Central with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

Rosario delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Union Santa Fe (after extra-time) (placed 21st) in their previous match. The draw against Union Santa Fe came from a losing position. The Rosario Central manager Russo brought on Giaccone as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. The attacker Campaz got a match rating of 7.54 in that game. Campaz served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 10 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sarmiento (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Rosario Central have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Rosario Central have the goal stats of 3-9 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Huracán, three draws and three wins for Rosario Central. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The matches between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

HuracánN. Cordero
N. Cordero
3 goals
HuracánG. Gudiño
G. Gudiño
3 goals
Rosario CentralJ. Candia Hernández
J. Candia Hernández
2 goals

Huracán missing players

Rosario Central missing players

Huracán Rosario Central
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
12 6 2 Scored S 0 3 8
8 3 0 Conceded C 3 9 11
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
43% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 57%
29% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 29%
29% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 14%
71% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 57%
29% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
6.1 7.3 9 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 3.9
5.1 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 9.3 5.1
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 14.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.3 12.4
4.6 6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5.3 5.3
38% 33% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 19% 22%
 
12 8.7 5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 23 16.1
2.7 2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 11.3 6.9
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Huracán's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Rosario Central's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Huracán have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Huracán have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Rosario Central have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Rosario Central have the most conceded goals (9) away in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (5) in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have yet to win a game away.
  • Rosario Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 San Lorenzo 7 5 1 1 10 3 4 4 0 0 7 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 7 16
2 River Plate 7 5 0 2 12 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 7 15
3 Defensa y Justicia 7 4 2 1 11 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 6 14
4 Talleres Cordoba 7 4 1 2 12 7 4 2 0 2 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 13
5 Lanus 7 4 1 2 10 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 13
6 Huracán 7 3 3 1 12 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 12
7 Racing Club 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 11
8 Boca Juniors 7 3 2 2 7 5 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 11
9 Newell's Old Boys 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 2 4 7 1 11
10 Belgrano 7 3 2 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 3 -2 11
11 Rosario Central 7 3 2 2 8 11 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 9 -3 11
12 Instituto 7 2 4 1 8 6 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 10
13 Argentinos Juniors 7 3 1 3 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 10
14 Velez Sarsfield 7 2 3 2 8 7 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 9
15 Godoy Cruz 7 3 0 4 4 6 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 1 0 3 1 5 -2 9
16 Sarmiento 7 2 2 3 10 9 3 1 0 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 8
17 Barracas Central 7 2 2 3 8 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 8
18 Tigre 7 2 2 3 8 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 -1 8
19 Central Cordoba SdE 7 2 2 3 4 6 4 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 8
20 Estudiantes 7 2 2 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 -3 8
21 Union Santa Fe 7 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 -1 7
22 Independiente 7 1 4 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 6 4 1 3 0 2 1 -2 7
23 Platense 7 1 4 2 10 13 4 0 3 1 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 -3 7
24 Banfield 7 1 3 3 3 6 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 6 -3 6
25 Atletico Tucuman 7 1 3 3 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 6
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -5 5
27 Gimnasia La Plata 7 1 2 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 1 8 -7 5
28 Colon 7 0 4 3 4 8 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 -4 4

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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.