Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López: Platense vs Rosario Central Superliga preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Platense hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 12th position in the Superliga table. Visiting Rosario Central holds 5th place with 18 pts.

Insights:
  • Platense have the fewest scored goals (8) in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have the fewest points (4) away in Superliga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. That game, against Huachipato, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rosario Central.

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Platense form and stats

With 0 Superliga wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Platense, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Superliga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Platense are slowly digging their own grave here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Temperley match.

Platense haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 239 minutes ago. L. Recalde scored that one.

Platense are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Estudiantes. Preceding that match was the home game against Aldosivi that was lost 0-2.

Platense's goalkeeper Jorge De Olivera was extremely busy against Estudiantes, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

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). Platense have conceded 13 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Rosario Central form and stats

1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rosario Central, who have the fewest points (4) away in Superliga, playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Rosario has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Huachipato for a Copa Sudamericana game that ended a draw (1-1). That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Newell's Old Boys in the Superliga.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa Sudamericana trip to San Lorenzo.

Goals are few and far between in Rosario's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. Rosario Central have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Rosario CentralM. Ruben Rodríguez
M. Ruben Rodríguez
3 goals
PlatenseF. Curuchet
F. Curuchet
2 goals
Rosario CentralD. Martínez
D. Martínez
2 goals

Platense missing players

Rosario Central missing players

Platense Rosario Central
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 5 12
3 0 0 Won W 1 1 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
7 5 1 Lost L 0 3 4
8 4 0 Scored S 1 1 15
18 13 2 Conceded C 0 6 14
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 92%
58% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 67%
25% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 58%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 42%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 40% 25%
42% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 4.2 3.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.7 10.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.4 9.5
3.1 3.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.8 3.2
22% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 11% 38%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Platense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rosario Central have scored away.
  • Platense have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have the fewest points (1) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have the fewest scored goals (8) in Superliga
  • Platense have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Superliga
  • Platense have the most conceded goals (13) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Superliga
  • Platense have yet to win a game at home.
  • Platense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rosario Central have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rosario Central have the fewest points (4) away in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Superliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colon 12 7 3 2 22 9 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 4 0 2 14 6 13 24
2 Estudiantes 12 6 4 2 16 8 7 3 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 0 11 3 8 22
3 San Lorenzo 12 6 3 3 16 14 7 3 2 2 8 9 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 21
4 River Plate 12 5 3 4 21 10 5 2 1 2 7 5 7 3 2 2 14 5 11 18
5 Rosario Central 12 5 3 4 15 14 7 4 2 1 14 8 5 1 1 3 1 6 1 18
6 Racing Club 12 5 3 4 12 12 6 4 1 1 9 7 6 1 2 3 3 5 0 18
7 Banfield 12 4 5 3 13 12 7 3 2 2 7 6 5 1 3 1 6 6 1 17
8 Argentinos Juniors 12 4 4 4 12 11 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 1 16
9 Central Cordoba SdE 12 4 4 4 13 16 6 1 2 3 3 11 6 3 2 1 10 5 -3 16
10 Godoy Cruz 12 4 3 5 18 23 5 2 0 3 7 12 7 2 3 2 11 11 -5 15
11 Aldosivi 12 3 2 7 14 17 6 1 1 4 7 9 6 2 1 3 7 8 -3 11
12 Platense 12 3 2 7 8 18 6 0 1 5 4 13 6 3 1 2 4 5 -10 11
13 Arsenal de Sarandi 12 3 2 7 10 22 5 1 2 2 2 8 7 2 0 5 8 14 -12 11

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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.