Racing Club vs Atlético Tucumán pre-match info: Away side in for a back-breaking job at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Mon 24.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón (51389 seats)

The Superliga overall standings tell a story about these participants up until now, with Racing Club leading Atlético Tucumán by 8 points. Here's our preview:

Insights:
  • Racing Club have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have yet to win a game away.

It's quite the trip for Atlético Tucumán when visiting Racing as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

There have been little to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Atlético Tucumán have had more rest.

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Racing Club form and stats

The story so far in the Superliga for Racing Club at their home stadium (Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Racing Club's previous fixture was a Copa Libertadores game also played at their home, finishing 3-2 vs Aucas. The home side are looking to continue in that form. The gifted forward Romero outdid all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 8.02 out of 10. Romero scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Independiente that finished 1-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Racing's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Racing Club are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. From these home matches, Racing have conceded only 5 goals.

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Atlético Tucumán form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atlético Tucumán so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-2 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Atlético Tucumán's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Atlético Tucumán's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rosario Central that finished 2-2. Midfielder Pereyra was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.8. Pereyra scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 44 successful passes (of 55 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Estudiantes.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Atlético when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 12 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Atlético Tucumán are hosting River Plate in the Superliga only four days away.

Goals are few and far between in Atlético Tucumán's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 6 travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Racing won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Atlético Tucumán have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

Racing ClubM. Rojas Romero
M. Rojas Romero
6 goals
Racing ClubG. Piovi
G. Piovi
2 goals
Racing ClubM. Romero
M. Romero
2 goals

Racing Club missing players

Atlético Tucumán missing players

Racing Club Atlético Tucumán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 6 12
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 4 7
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
15 7 2 Scored S 0 2 8
13 5 1 Conceded C 3 6 15
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
67% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 67%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 17% 25%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 25%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 42%
 
5 6.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 4.3
3.3 3.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 4.3
2.8 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
13.1 15.2 18 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 12.4
4.8 4.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 3.7
26% 24% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 18%
 
10.9 9.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.5 12.5
3.6 2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.3 4
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Atlético Tucumán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Atlético Tucumán have yet to win a game away.
  • Racing Club have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlético Tucumán have scored away.
  • Racing Club have won significantly more corners at home than 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 12 10 0 2 22 5 5 4 0 1 10 3 7 6 0 1 12 2 17 30
2 San Lorenzo 12 7 3 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 8 0 6 2 2 2 6 5 9 24
3 Rosario Central 12 6 4 2 16 14 6 5 1 0 9 3 6 1 3 2 7 11 2 22
4 Talleres Cordoba 12 6 3 3 20 10 7 3 1 3 8 5 5 3 2 0 12 5 10 21
5 Defensa y Justicia 12 6 3 3 16 8 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 3 1 1 7 1 8 21
6 Belgrano 12 6 3 3 12 9 5 2 2 1 4 3 7 4 1 2 8 6 3 21
7 Lanus 12 5 4 3 19 13 5 3 1 1 8 3 7 2 3 2 11 10 6 19
8 Argentinos Juniors 12 5 3 4 15 8 5 4 1 0 13 2 7 1 2 4 2 6 7 18
9 Racing Club 12 5 3 4 15 13 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 2 1 3 8 8 2 18
10 Estudiantes 12 5 3 4 13 12 6 2 2 2 7 6 6 3 1 2 6 6 1 18
11 Newell's Old Boys 12 5 3 4 10 11 6 4 1 1 5 1 6 1 2 3 5 10 -1 18
12 Platense 12 4 5 3 14 14 7 2 4 1 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 17
13 Godoy Cruz 12 5 2 5 15 17 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 2 0 4 4 10 -2 17
14 Tigre 12 4 4 4 12 13 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 2 3 2 7 8 -1 16
15 Instituto 12 4 4 4 12 13 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 16
16 Velez Sarsfield 12 3 6 3 15 11 7 2 4 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 15
17 Sarmiento 12 4 3 5 13 12 6 3 0 3 10 9 6 1 3 2 3 3 1 15
18 Central Cordoba SdE 12 4 3 5 8 13 6 3 1 2 5 4 6 1 2 3 3 9 -5 15
19 Boca Juniors 12 4 2 6 13 12 7 2 2 3 7 7 5 2 0 3 6 5 1 14
20 Huracan 12 3 4 5 13 17 6 2 2 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 9 -4 13
21 Barracas Central 12 3 4 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 1 2 3 6 10 -6 13
22 Banfield 12 3 4 5 8 14 7 2 3 2 2 5 5 1 1 3 6 9 -6 13
23 Colon 12 1 8 3 10 13 6 0 4 2 5 8 6 1 4 1 5 5 -3 11
24 Gimnasia La Plata 12 3 2 7 9 20 6 3 1 2 7 6 6 0 1 5 2 14 -11 11
25 Independiente 12 1 7 4 9 13 6 0 3 3 7 11 6 1 4 1 2 2 -4 10
26 Atlético Tucumán 12 1 7 4 8 15 6 1 3 2 6 9 6 0 4 2 2 6 -7 10
27 Arsenal de Sarandi 12 2 2 8 9 18 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 1 1 5 4 10 -9 8
28 Union Santa Fe 12 1 5 6 7 18 6 1 2 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 3 9 -11 8

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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.