Superliga match prediction: Little separates Platense and Atlético Tucumán in quality

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Atlético Tucumán have restored their energy after their 2-2-game against Patronato and are keen to go again when travelling to Platense. Get all the intelligence!

Insights:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Superliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Platense form and stats

Platense's struggle is real here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López with only 8 points collected from 8 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-2. Platense has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

Platense lost their last game at Defensa y Justicia (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfielder Hernán Lamberti was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Lamberti hit three key passes and had 54 successful passes (of 66 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Rosario Central.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Platense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost three.

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 (6 from 8 games). 8 goals have been conceded.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

There's been little loot from Atlético Tucumán's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Superliga. Atlético Tucumán only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

Atlético's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Patronato that finished 2-2. Midfielder Ramiro Carrera was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.44. Carrera scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Estudiantes.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlético playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Atlético Tucumán wins, two draws and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Atlético struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Platense-Atlético Tucumán H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Platense one win, Atlético Tucumán two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Atlético TucumánA. Lotti
A. Lotti
10 goals
Atlético TucumánR. Carrera
R. Carrera
7 goals
PlatenseM. Tissera
M. Tissera
6 goals

Platense missing players

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Platense Atlético Tucumán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 3 15 31
8 2 1 Won W 1 4 10
10 6 2 Drew D 0 2 9
13 7 3 Lost L 2 9 12
32 14 5 Scored S 2 14 43
41 22 9 Conceded C 5 27 46
90% 87% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
65% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 81%
39% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 55%
26% 27% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 32%
10% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 16%
55% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 55%
23% 13% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 26%
32% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 40% 29%
 
4.8 5.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 4.8
5.2 5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.1 3.9
2.1 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.8 2.7
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
9.1 9.6 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 9.3 10.1
3.2 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.2
32% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 22% 33%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals (17) away in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Superliga
  • Atlético Tucumán haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 18 13 3 2 37 12 10 7 2 1 20 6 8 6 1 1 17 6 25 42
2 Talleres Córdoba 18 10 3 5 27 19 8 6 1 1 14 4 10 4 2 4 13 15 8 33
3 Vélez Sarsfield 18 8 7 3 26 13 10 5 4 1 20 7 8 3 3 2 6 6 13 31
4 Lanús 18 9 4 5 33 29 10 4 4 2 18 15 8 5 0 3 15 14 4 31
5 Boca Juniors 18 8 6 4 21 15 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 4 3 3 12 9 6 30
6 Colon 18 8 5 5 16 20 9 5 3 1 9 7 9 3 2 4 7 13 -4 29
7 Defensa y Justicia 18 7 7 4 25 17 9 6 2 1 18 9 9 1 5 3 7 8 8 28
8 Huracán 18 7 7 4 18 14 10 4 3 3 9 9 8 3 4 1 9 5 4 28
9 Independiente 18 7 7 4 19 16 10 4 4 2 10 7 8 3 3 2 9 9 3 28
10 Estudiantes 18 7 6 5 27 20 8 3 4 1 12 6 10 4 2 4 15 14 7 27
11 Godoy Cruz 18 7 5 6 28 23 10 4 4 2 16 11 8 3 1 4 12 12 5 26
12 Gimnasia La Plata 18 6 7 5 16 18 10 4 5 1 9 6 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 25
13 Rosario Central 18 7 3 8 26 25 9 5 0 4 14 10 9 2 3 4 12 15 1 24
14 Argentinos Juniors 18 6 6 6 18 18 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 2 4 4 7 11 0 24
15 Racing Club 18 5 8 5 15 12 8 2 4 2 5 4 10 3 4 3 10 8 3 23
16 Sarmiento 18 6 5 7 21 22 10 5 1 4 14 11 8 1 4 3 7 11 -1 23
17 Union Santa Fe 18 6 4 8 20 25 9 3 2 4 11 9 9 3 2 4 9 16 -5 22
18 Atlético Tucumán 18 5 6 7 19 26 9 3 5 1 12 9 9 2 1 6 7 17 -7 21
19 Platense 18 4 8 6 20 22 8 1 5 2 6 8 10 3 3 4 14 14 -2 20
20 Aldosivi 18 6 2 10 19 30 10 4 0 6 12 17 8 2 2 4 7 13 -11 20
21 Patronato 18 3 8 7 18 24 8 2 4 2 9 8 10 1 4 5 9 16 -6 17
22 Newell's Old Boys 18 4 5 9 18 26 9 3 2 4 12 14 9 1 3 5 6 12 -8 17
23 San Lorenzo 18 4 5 9 16 25 8 3 2 3 10 9 10 1 3 6 6 16 -9 17
24 Banfield 18 2 9 7 13 21 8 1 2 5 7 13 10 1 7 2 6 8 -8 15
25 Central Cordoba SdE 18 2 7 9 18 26 9 2 2 5 13 17 9 0 5 4 5 9 -8 13
26 Arsenal de Sarandi 18 2 7 9 7 23 9 2 5 2 5 7 9 0 2 7 2 16 -16 13

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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.