Can Rosario Central beat Boca Juniors in Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre clash?

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 22:40 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre (41654 seats)

Rosario Central and Boca Juniors are both riding high in the Superliga with their 8th and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Rosario Central form and stats

Overall Superliga stats at home this season for Rosario Central are 3-3-1 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rosario Central after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Rosario Central manager D. Cocca and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Central Cordoba SdE (placed 16th) in the Superliga. Ahead of that match, Rosario Central won a home game hosting Aldosivi (5-1).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Rosario Central's attacking play is working. Rosario Central have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

The away team, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Superliga, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Superliga.

Boca Juniors's last game was the home draw against Argentinos Juniors (1-1). Before that, Boca Juniors secured a home win against Unión Santa Fe with the score 2-0.

Boca Juniors have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. The Boca Juniors defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 7 games).

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Rosario Central won 4, Boca Juniors won 2 and 4 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rosario CentralC. Rius
C. Rius
4 goals
Rosario CentralC. Riaño
C. Riaño
3 goals
Rosario CentralL. Gamba
L. Gamba
3 goals

Rosario Central missing players

Boca Juniors missing players

Rosario Central Boca Juniors
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 7 15
5 3 0 Won W 0 4 8
8 3 1 Drew D 2 2 5
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 2
22 14 1 Scored S 1 7 19
16 7 2 Conceded C 2 2 6
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 71% 80%
73% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 43% 53%
33% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 14% 13%
20% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
13% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
67% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 14% 27%
20% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 86% 67%
20% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 27%
 
4.8 5.1 6 Corners For (avg) C F 7.3 5.3 6.2
5.2 3.3 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 6.3 4.9
2.1 1.9 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 6.7 4.6 3.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 4 5
 
176 102 33 Total Shots T S 31 52 161
67 42 10 Shots on Target S O 21 35 77
33% 33% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 5% 20% 25%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Boca Juniors has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
  • Boca Juniors has the fewest conceded goals (6)
  • Boca Juniors has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
  • Boca Juniors has the most clean sheets (10)
  • Boca Juniors has the most clean sheets (6) away
  • Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • 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 Boca Juniors 15 8 5 2 19 6 8 4 3 1 12 4 7 4 2 1 7 2 13 29
2 Argentinos Juniors 15 8 5 2 15 10 7 6 1 0 12 5 8 2 4 2 3 5 5 29
3 River Plate 14 8 3 3 29 13 7 3 1 3 8 5 7 5 2 0 21 8 16 27
4 Lanús 15 7 5 3 22 19 7 4 2 1 11 7 8 3 3 2 11 12 3 26
5 Racing Club 15 6 8 1 20 17 8 4 3 1 10 9 7 2 5 0 10 8 3 26
6 Vélez Sarsfield 15 7 4 4 16 11 8 4 3 1 11 5 7 3 1 3 5 6 5 25
7 Atlético Tucumán 15 7 3 5 15 13 7 4 1 2 9 6 8 3 2 3 6 7 2 24
8 Rosario Central 15 5 8 2 22 16 7 3 3 1 14 7 8 2 5 1 8 9 6 23
9 Talleres Cordoba 15 7 2 6 22 18 7 4 2 1 12 10 8 3 0 5 10 8 4 23
10 Estudiantes 15 7 2 6 15 12 8 5 2 1 10 2 7 2 0 5 5 10 3 23
11 San Lorenzo 15 7 2 6 22 22 8 4 1 3 14 14 7 3 1 3 8 8 0 23
12 Arsenal de Sarandi 14 6 3 5 23 19 7 3 3 1 14 9 7 3 0 4 9 10 4 21
13 Newell's Old Boys 14 6 3 5 20 16 8 5 1 2 14 8 6 1 2 3 6 8 4 21
14 Independiente 13 6 3 4 15 15 5 3 1 1 9 6 8 3 2 3 6 9 0 21
15 Unión Santa Fe 15 5 4 6 15 20 7 3 2 2 7 6 8 2 2 4 8 14 -5 19
16 Central Cordoba SdE 15 4 6 5 16 17 8 3 3 2 7 6 7 1 3 3 9 11 -1 18
17 Defensa y Justicia 15 5 3 7 11 14 7 1 2 4 2 6 8 4 1 3 9 8 -3 18
18 Banfield 15 4 5 6 12 13 8 2 2 4 7 9 7 2 3 2 5 4 -1 17
19 Colón 14 5 1 8 15 22 8 5 1 2 11 9 6 0 0 6 4 13 -7 16
20 Huracán 15 3 6 6 8 14 7 2 3 2 5 6 8 1 3 4 3 8 -6 15
21 Patronato 15 3 4 8 11 22 7 2 2 3 6 10 8 1 2 5 5 12 -11 13
22 Gimnasia La Plata 15 3 2 10 16 18 7 0 0 7 1 9 8 3 2 3 15 9 -2 11
23 Aldosivi 15 2 3 10 11 25 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 0 0 7 4 17 -14 9
24 Godoy Cruz 15 3 0 12 16 34 8 2 0 6 8 19 7 1 0 6 8 15 -18 9

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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.