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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Thu 26.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Superliga: Important and interesting fight between Platense and Boca Juniors at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Platense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga
  • Boca Juniors have the fewest scored goals (3) in Superliga

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 Platense and Boca Juniors.

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Platense form and stats

Platense, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga, have played 3 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Platense manager L. Madelón and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Central Cordoba SdE (placed 23rd) in the Superliga. Defender Facundo Cardozo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.21/10. Cardozo hit two key passes and won 10 of 13 duels. Platense salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Central Cordoba SdE, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Gonzalo Bettini equalizing.

Before that, Platense had a home game versus Arsenal de Sarandi which ended with a victory 2-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Platense as they are travelling to their away game against Banfield in the Superliga. That match is three days after this one.

The Platense fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Platense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Boca Juniors, who have the fewest scored goals (3) in Superliga, have produced an overall stat of 0-3-1 so far.

Juniors go into this game after a win, the home game against Patronato that ended 1-0. Carlos Izquierdoz, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.34. Izquierdoz won 12 of 19 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Estudiantes's place.

After this away game Juniors return home for a Superliga game against Racing Club. That game is only four sleeps after this.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Boca Juniors's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Juniors are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Boca JuniorsS. Villa Cano
S. Villa Cano
4 goals
Boca JuniorsC. Izquierdoz
C. Izquierdoz
3 goals
Boca JuniorsC. Tevez
C. Tevez
3 goals

Platense missing players

Boca Juniors missing players

Platense Boca Juniors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 5 11 22
5 2 2 Won W 2 3 7
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 10
10 6 0 Lost L 1 3 5
19 11 6 Scored S 10 12 26
28 17 2 Conceded C 3 6 18
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 73% 86%
60% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 36% 59%
35% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 9% 23%
30% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 9% 14%
10% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 9% 5%
45% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 27% 50%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 45% 32%
40% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 55% 32%
 
4.8 5.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.2 4.2
5.3 5.3 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.7 3.6
2.5 2.4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.2 10.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.6 9
3.1 3.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.5 3.2
31% 30% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 77% 43% 37%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Boca Juniors have the fewest scored goals (3) in Superliga
  • Platense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Platense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Independiente 7 4 3 0 7 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 5 15
2 Racing Club 7 4 2 1 8 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 7 14
3 Estudiantes 7 4 1 2 13 7 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 2 1 1 8 6 6 13
4 Aldosivi 7 4 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 13
5 Lanus 7 4 1 2 14 13 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 2 0 1 6 6 1 13
6 Colon 7 4 1 2 7 9 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 4 5 -2 13
7 Patronato 7 3 2 2 7 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 11
8 River Plate 6 3 1 2 12 5 4 2 1 1 8 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 7 10
9 Talleres Cordoba 6 3 1 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 10
10 Newell's Old Boys 6 3 1 2 8 7 3 3 0 0 8 4 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 10
11 Godoy Cruz 7 3 1 3 9 10 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -1 10
12 Argentinos Juniors 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 9
13 Sarmiento 7 3 0 4 7 10 4 3 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 2 7 -3 9
14 Defensa y Justicia 7 2 2 3 9 9 3 2 0 1 8 6 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 8
15 Gimnasia La Plata 6 2 2 2 6 6 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 8
16 San Lorenzo 6 2 2 2 5 8 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 2 3 7 -3 8
17 Atletico Tucuman 7 2 2 3 7 11 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 -4 8
18 Huracán 7 1 4 2 5 6 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 7
19 Banfield 7 1 4 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 -2 7
20 Boca Juniors 7 1 4 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 1 2 -2 7
21 Vélez Sarsfield 7 1 3 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 5 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 6
22 Union Santa Fe 6 1 3 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 5 2 3 0 2 1 1 5 -1 6
23 Central Cordoba SdE 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 1 2 1 6 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 6
24 Platense 7 1 3 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 6
25 Arsenal de Sarandi 7 1 2 4 5 14 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 0 3 1 8 -9 5
26 Rosario Central 6 1 0 5 4 8 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 -4 3

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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.