Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre: Rosario Central vs Colón Superliga news and facts

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre (41654 seats)

Rosario Central have some lost ground to recover from their 13th position, and the job starts against Colón. Read more!

Insights:
  • Rosario Central have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Superliga
  • Colón have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Superliga

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Libertadores.

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Rosario Central form and stats

1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Rosario Central have to build on here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre in the Superliga. Three consecutive losses here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 236 minutes without scoring a league goal. Ruben was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Somoza led his Rosario to a defeat away at Tigre. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre. Defender Martínez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Martínez won 8 of 11 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Newell's Old Boys that was lost 0-1.

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 13 games. Rosario Central has won six of these, drawn four and lost three.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rosario Central here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Rosario have conceded 6 from these games.

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Colón form and stats

Playing away, Colón have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season.

The fans enjoyed Colón's previous fixture versus Penarol, a Copa Libertadores win (2-1) played at home. Rodríguez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Rodríguez scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A loss against Aldosivi was the result prior to that, in a Superliga home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colón playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Colón wins, one draw and four defeats.

Colón have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Copa Libertadores game vs Cerro Porteno. A back-breaking programme for the visiting team!

Colón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - six - two (Rosario Central wins - draws - Colón wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ColónL. Beltrán
L. Beltrán
4 goals
Rosario CentralF. Almada
F. Almada
2 goals
Rosario CentralM. Ruben Rodríguez
M. Ruben Rodríguez
2 goals

Rosario Central missing players

Colón missing players

Rosario Central Colón
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 3 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 3 1 Scored S 1 4 10
11 6 0 Conceded C 1 3 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 38%
12% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
25% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
5.4 6.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3 5.8
3.5 2.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.2 5
2.5 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 10 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.2 12.4
3.6 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.2 4.8
21% 19% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 31% 26%
 
9.4 8.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13.2 10.5
3.4 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Colón have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Colón have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Superliga
  • Colón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Colón 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 the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Superliga
  • Rosario Central have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Rosario Central have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rosario Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tigre 8 4 3 1 11 3 4 3 1 0 8 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 8 15
2 Estudiantes 8 4 3 1 15 12 4 3 0 1 7 5 4 1 3 0 8 7 3 15
3 Boca Juniors 8 4 3 1 11 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 3 1 0 6 3 3 15
4 Aldosivi 8 4 1 3 11 8 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 2 0 2 6 5 3 13
5 Colón 8 3 3 2 10 8 4 2 1 1 6 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 12
6 Huracan 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 11
7 Independiente 8 2 4 2 10 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 10
8 Central Cordoba SdE 8 2 4 2 8 8 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 3 0 3 2 0 10
9 Velez Sarsfield 8 2 3 3 6 6 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 0 1 3 0 4 0 9
10 Godoy Cruz 8 2 3 3 14 16 4 0 3 1 7 9 4 2 0 2 7 7 -2 9
11 Barracas Central 8 3 0 5 9 13 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 1 0 3 5 8 -4 9
12 Arsenal de Sarandi 8 1 5 2 10 11 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 0 2 2 5 7 -1 8
13 Rosario Central 8 2 1 5 6 11 4 1 0 3 3 6 4 1 1 2 3 5 -5 7
14 Lanus 8 1 3 4 7 10 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 0 1 3 4 8 -3 6

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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.