Receiving guests at their own home feels comfortable and friendly for Independiente, but Atlético Tucumán are fully motivated and capable to win this one. How will it turn out?
- Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Superliga
It's quite the trip for Atlético Tucumán when visiting Independiente as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Independiente and Atlético Tucumán.
Independiente form and stats
Independiente have played 4 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Independiente lost their last game at Defensa y Justicia (placed 18th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Vigo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Vigo scored one goal and won 6 of 9 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Rosario Central.This is expected to be a close game, with Independiente perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Independiente as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Independiente has won 5 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Independiente has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only. When Independiente hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, Talleres Cordoba, River Plate, Aldosivi, Lanus, Tigre, Barracas Central, Rosario Central and Velez Sarsfield), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Atlético Tucumán have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Atlético hope to make it five in this match.
376 minutes! That's how long the Atlético Tucumán goalkeeper Carlos Emilio Lampe Porras and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Puch scored in Atlético's previous match, the home game against Sarmiento that ended 1-0. Puch came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Sarmiento last time out, making the manager Pusineri feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Acosta was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.32/10. Acosta hit seven key passes and had 61 successful passes (of 74 total).
Prior to that result Atlético Tucumán won their away game at Aldosivi. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlético Tucumán playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Atlético Tucumán wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's last 10 league matches have seen two or less goals.
Goals are few and far between in Atlético's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Independiente won four games, one match ended with a tie and Atlético Tucumán managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight The games between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  L. Benegas 6 goals |  R. Carrera 4 goals | T. Pozzo 3 goals |
Independiente missing players
Atlético Tucumán missing players
| Independiente | Atlético Tucumán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 31 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 91% |
| 70% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 45% | 61% |
| 52% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 61% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 26% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 35% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 45% | 30% |
| 5.9 | 6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 15% | 23% |
| 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.7 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Atlético Tucumán have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Superliga
- Independiente 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 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Atlético Tucumán | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Platense | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Gimnasia La Plata | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Union Santa Fe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Banfield | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 17 | Colon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | River Plate | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 20 | Tigre | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 24 | Independiente | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 25 | Velez Sarsfield | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 26 | Lanus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 27 | Talleres Cordoba | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
