Open game expected at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre: Rosario Central vs Boca Juniors preview

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 23.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre (41654 seats)

Rosario Central are considered as favourites to win this home match versus Boca Juniors, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (6) in Superliga
  • Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both squads have had enough rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!

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Rosario Central form and stats

Rosario Central have been outstanding at home so far in the Superliga with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Rosario Central bring valid hopes of a third.

An away draw last time out for Rosario Central, facing Atletico Tucuman in a game that ended 2-2. Midfield player Martínez got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Martínez scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Rosario won a home game hosting Independiente (1-0).

Rosario Central have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Rosario Central are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 6 matches.

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Boca Juniors form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Boca Juniors as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Barracas Central match.

Boca Juniors have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago. Romero was the goal scorer.

The regulars enjoyed Juniors's previous match versus Deportivo Pereira, a Copa Libertadores win (2-1) played at home. Varela got a match rating of 8.2 in that game, top player of the team. Varela scored one goal and had 64 successful passes (of 72 total).

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Estudiantes.

Boca Juniors find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rosario Central four wins, four draws and Boca Juniors two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Rosario CentralA. Véliz
A. Véliz
4 goals
Boca JuniorsL. Langoni
L. Langoni
3 goals
RosarioJ. Candia Hernández
J. Candia Hernández
2 goals

Rosario Central missing players

Boca Juniors missing players

Rosario Central Boca Juniors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 4 Played P 2 5 12
6 5 3 Won W 0 2 4
4 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 6
16 9 7 Scored S 1 6 13
14 3 3 Conceded C 3 5 12
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
67% 50% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 50%
50% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 50%
33% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
50% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 42%
42% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 42%
 
4.3 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.4 5.1
6.1 4.7 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.6 2.9
2.2 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.6 2.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
13.2 15.5 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 11 14
4.8 4.8 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 3.6
28% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 30%
 
14.4 11.8 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 11.8 11.3
4.9 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 3.6
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Boca Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rosario Central have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rosario Central have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (6) 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 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 Córdoba 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 Atletico Tucuman 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.