Who will win when Argentinos Juniors travel to Rosario Central? In this match guide you'll find all the relevant facts and numbers needed to get smart.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Argentinos Juniors have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Rosario Central form and stats
Rosario Central have played 6 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager C. González Peret led his Rosario to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Talleres Cordoba. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre. Rosario's goalkeeper Jorge Broun was extremely busy against Talleres Cordoba, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Jorge Broun, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 6.94 out of 10 in that game. Broun stopped the opponent with seven saves.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting San Lorenzo in a game that was won 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Rosario Central perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rosario Central as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Rosario Central has won four of these, drawn seven and lost three.
The Rosario fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Rosario Central's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos Juniors have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-4-2 (7 played). Argentinos has drawn their two previous away games.
Argentinos have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Federico Vicente Lanzillota. It's been 263 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.
The supporters enjoyed Argentinos's previous game versus Racing Club (placed 10th), a Superliga 2-0 win played at home. Kevin Mac Allister, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.9. Allister scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 10 of 17 duels.
Before that, Argentinos travelled to Platense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Argentinos playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were four Argentinos Juniors wins, four draws and seven defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Argentinos's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Argentinos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Rosario - Argentinos Juniors 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Rosario three wins, zero draws and Argentinos Juniors two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ruben Rodríguez 8 goals |  L. Gamba 6 goals | D. Martínez 3 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
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| Rosario Central | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 36 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 85% |
| 69% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 38% | 58% |
| 62% | 77% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 23% | 31% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 27% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 35% |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.5 | 9.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 35% | 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 27% |
- Argentinos Juniors have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Argentinos Juniors have scored away.
- Rosario Central 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 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | River Plate | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Lanus | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Independiente | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Velez Sarsfield | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Colon | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Huracán | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Rosario Central | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Atletico Tucuman | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 | Patronato | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 21 | Banfield | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 23 | Aldosivi | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Platense | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -13 | 11 |