Battling Rosario Central are aching to pull off a surprise victory when they welcome enterprising Platense in the next league game. It’s 22nd vs 9th and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.
- Platense have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) 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!
Rosario Central form and stats
Rosario Central have played 10 Superliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Rosario Central travelled for their previous game, a trip to Patronato that ended 0-0. Martínez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Martínez won 8 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Estudiantes that ended 1-1.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 17 games. Rosario has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.
Rosario Central have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. 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 7 from 10 matches.
Platense form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Platense have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far.
Platense failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Racing Club (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Costa, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Costa hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Union Santa Fe.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Platense playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 5 Platense wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Platense as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Platense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between these squads: Rosario Central won zero, Platense were winners in one and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 2 red cards from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Véliz 5 goals | G. Servio 3 goals |  I. Gómez 3 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
Platense missing players
| Rosario Central | Platense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 31 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 25 | 38 |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 85% |
| 59% | 47% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 41% | 41% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 35% |
| 18% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 35% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 35% | 41% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 19% | 32% |
| 35% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 23% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | 24% |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 13.4 | 11.9 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
- Platense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Platense have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Superliga
- Platense have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Huracan | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | River Plate | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Patronato | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Tigre | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 20 | Independiente | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 21 | Central Cordoba SdE | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 23 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 24 | Talleres Cordoba | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 25 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Lanus | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 13 |
