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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 16.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Salomón Boeseldín (3000 seats)

Defensores Belgrano VR delivered a 0-0 result versus Central Norte last match, a fixture to learn from. The next job is this powerful Central Norte side.

Insights:
  • Defensores Belgrano VR have the fewest scored goals (24) in Torneo Federal A
  • Central Norte have the most points from losing position (18) in Torneo Federal A

Defensores Belgrano VR can neither be promoted or relegated from Torneo Federal A. Central are staying put at 4th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

These teams have little in common geographically as Central Norte have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It's no vacation for neither Defensores Belgrano VR nor Central Norte as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Defensores Belgrano VR form and stats

Defensores Belgrano VR's results here at Estadio Salomón Boeseldín in the Torneo Federal A have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Stress levels are on the rise for Defensores Belgrano VR's attacking players as they have now played 323 minutes without scoring in a league game. Jaime was their last goal scorer.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Defensores, who played 0-0 against Central Norte. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Salomón Boeseldín).

Heartbreak before that as Defensores Belgrano VR lost 0-1 at Douglas Haig's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Defensores Belgrano VR have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 7.

It should be noted that a peek at the 18 latest league matches shows that 14 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Defensores aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Salomón Boeseldín in the league, with only {13 goals} from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Central Norte form and stats

5 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Central Norte playing as the away team in the Torneo Federal A this season. The Central Norte manager Acuña is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 27 days.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Defensores Belgrano VR (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Douglas Haig.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Central playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Central Norte wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 12 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Central Norte when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Central are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Defensores Belgrano VR - Central Norte 0-0 was the score in these sides' last H2H fixture, earlier this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous five meetings): Defensores Belgrano VR won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Central Norte managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / five.

Top Goalscorers

Central NorteD. Magno
D. Magno
12 goals
Central NorteG. Lesman
G. Lesman
9 goals
DefensoresJ. Jaime
J. Jaime
6 goals

Defensores Belgrano VR missing players

Central Norte missing players

Defensores Belgrano VR Central Norte
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 16 32
8 4 0 Won W 2 5 15
6 3 0 Drew D 3 8 12
18 9 4 Lost L 0 3 5
24 13 1 Scored S 7 15 44
37 16 5 Conceded C 5 12 25
88% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 75% 84%
47% 38% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 44% 56%
31% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 25% 31%
16% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 25%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 12%
38% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 44%
25% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 44%
50% 56% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 28%
 
4 3.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.6 4.8
5.9 4.3 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.4 3.8
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.6 2.8 2.4
5 4 2 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
7.8 8.7 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 8.9 10.8
3.3 3.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.4 4.2
23% 21% 5% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 28% 33%
 
9.8 9.7 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 10.4 8.5
3.6 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Central Norte have the most points from losing position (18) in Torneo Federal A
  • Defensores Belgrano VR have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Torneo Federal A
  • Defensores Belgrano VR have the fewest scored goals (24) in Torneo Federal A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Córdoba 32 19 11 2 52 16 16 14 2 0 36 9 16 5 9 2 16 7 36 68
2 Sarmiento Resistencia 32 18 10 4 44 19 16 9 7 0 24 11 16 9 3 4 20 8 25 64
3 San Martín Formosa 32 17 8 7 56 30 16 11 5 0 33 7 16 6 3 7 23 23 26 59
4 Central Norte 32 15 12 5 44 25 16 10 4 2 29 13 16 5 8 3 15 12 19 57
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 32 15 9 8 35 30 16 11 1 4 24 13 16 4 8 4 11 17 5 54
6 Douglas Haig 32 13 9 10 42 32 16 9 5 2 25 11 16 4 4 8 17 21 10 48
7 Sportivo Belgrano 32 14 6 12 41 34 16 9 3 4 23 11 16 5 3 8 18 23 7 48
8 Sportivo Las Parejas 32 12 10 10 33 33 16 7 6 3 15 8 16 5 4 7 18 25 0 46
9 Gimnasia Concepción 32 13 5 14 33 39 16 9 3 4 20 12 16 4 2 10 13 27 -6 44
10 Juventud Antoniana 32 11 7 14 34 41 16 8 4 4 22 18 16 3 3 10 12 23 -7 40
11 Crucero del Norte 32 11 7 14 26 45 16 9 4 3 17 12 16 2 3 11 9 33 -19 40
12 Boca Unidos 32 8 13 11 34 34 16 5 8 3 24 14 16 3 5 8 10 20 0 37
13 Def. de Pronunciamiento 32 7 10 15 27 40 16 5 6 5 18 15 16 2 4 10 9 25 -13 31
14 Defensores Belgrano VR 32 8 6 18 24 37 16 4 3 9 13 16 16 4 3 9 11 21 -13 30
15 Unión Sunchales 32 8 6 18 30 48 16 7 4 5 19 17 16 1 2 13 11 31 -18 30
16 Atlético Paraná 32 6 8 18 25 48 16 4 3 9 16 21 16 2 5 9 9 27 -23 26
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 32 6 5 21 27 56 16 6 3 7 20 21 16 0 2 14 7 35 -29 23

Read more about Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A is, together with the league Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 36 teams who are divided into four zones who play two fixtures against each other for the main league table. The top four teams in each zone move into a multi-staged promotion playoff, the remaining teams into a multi-phase relegation playoff. It’s complicated.