Most would pick Rosario Central in this match versus Atlético Tucumán, but the guests will resist to the bitter end. Here's our complete match preview!
- Rosario Central have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals (32) in Superliga
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!
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlético Tucumán have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rosario Central form and stats
Rosario Central have collected 15 points from their Superliga home games so far after 5-0-4. Two home wins in a row for Rosario Central bring valid hopes of a third.
Rosario lost their last game at Defensa y Justicia (placed 5th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Attacking player Lucas Gamba outperformed all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.64 out of 10. Gamba hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Union Santa Fe.There will be little rest for Rosario after this match as they are travelling to Colón for a Superliga game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Rosario in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Rosario Central's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
There's been little loot from Atlético Tucumán's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Superliga. Atlético Tucumán only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.
Atlético failed to get anything from their last game, a Superliga home match vs Racing Club (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Midfield player Ramiro Carrera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.33/10. Carrera hit two key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Platense wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Atlético are hosting Defensa y Justicia in the Superliga only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlético as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. For Atlético, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rosario six wins, one draw and Atlético Tucumán three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ruben Rodríguez 11 goals |   A. Lotti 10 goals | L. Gamba 7 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
Atlético Tucumán missing players
| Rosario Central | Atlético Tucumán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 8 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 43 | 28 | 19 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 44 |
| 49 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | 52 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 75% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | 82% |
| 64% | 75% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 12% | 6% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 18% |
| 58% | 62% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 18% | 25% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 24% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 30% |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10.3 | 10.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 32% |
| 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Atlético Tucumán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals (32) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosario Central have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Superliga
- 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 | River Plate | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Lanús | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Colón | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Independiente | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Huracan | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Racing Club | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Rosario Central | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Platense | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 21 |
| 20 | Aldosivi | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Atlético Tucumán | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Newell's Old Boys | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 23 | Patronato | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 20 |
| 24 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -18 | 16 |