Preview: 12 points stand between the contenders so far this season, Argentinos Juniors on top. Will Platense shorten the gap?
- Platense is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals away as Platense have scored home.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an energetic match!
Platense form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Superliga this season. Platense have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López. The home stadium (Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Platense it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
An away draw last time out for Platense, facing Defensa y Justicia in a game that ended 1-1. Canteros was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Defensa y Justicia after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Pignani, defender, was given a rating of 7.51/10 in that game, top of the team. Pignani won 5 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, Platense lost 0-3 at home to Gimnasia La Plata.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Platense here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). On the other hand, Platense have conceded 7 goals.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Playing away, Argentinos Juniors have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Superliga this season.
There were no winners in Argentinos's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Sarmiento (placed 5th). Torren, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.61. Torren hit two key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that result Argentinos Juniors won their away game at Atletico Tucuman. The scoreline was 4-2.Argentinos Juniors are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Argentinos struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Platense wins - draws - Argentinos Juniors wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 5 goals |  I. Gómez 2 goals |  H. Canteros 2 goals |
Platense missing players
Argentinos Juniors missing players
| Platense | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.6 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 10.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.8 | 12.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 55% | 33% |
| 12.4 | 11.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
- Argentinos Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Argentinos Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals away as Platense have scored home.
- Argentinos Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Platense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Platense is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | River Plate | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Sarmiento | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Banfield | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Union Santa Fe | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Patronato | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Platense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Talleres Cordoba | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| 14 | Atletico Tucuman | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
