Torneo Federal A preview and statistics: Racing Córdoba - Central Norte at Estadio Miguel Sancho

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 18.September
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Sancho (20966 seats)

A vital match in Torneo Federal A as both contenders are fighting for the top spots. With Racing Córdoba in 1st position and Central Norte located at 4th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting meeting. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Racing Córdoba have the the best goal difference (+35) in Torneo Federal A
  • Central Norte have the most points from losing position (16) in Torneo Federal A

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Racing Córdoba form and stats

Home games in the Torneo Federal A have been a walk in the park for Racing Córdoba so far, with 40 points won from 14 matches; 13 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. After failing to beat San Martín Formosa here at Estadio Miguel Sancho, Racing Córdoba has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 282 minutes.

Racing Córdoba's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Central Norte (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that match, a win away at Defensores Belgrano VR.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Racing Córdoba's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 6 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The Córdoba manager Llorens has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games in the league. Racing Córdoba are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Miguel Sancho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 14 matches.

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Central Norte form and stats

The visitors are W5-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Torneo Federal A.

Central Norte play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Racing Córdoba (placed 1st). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Gimnasia Concepción.

Central are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Racing Córdoba have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Central Norte.

Racing Córdoba and Central Norte have faced each other earlier this season: Racing Córdoba - Central Norte 1-0. The match official had use for red card when these teams last played each other, and the criminal was Antunez (Central Norte).

Top Goalscorers

Central NorteD. Magno
D. Magno
12 goals
CórdobaA. Murialdo
A. Murialdo
10 goals
Racing CórdobaE. Blanco
E. Blanco
7 goals

Racing Córdoba missing players

Central Norte missing players

Racing Córdoba Central Norte
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 2 Played P 2 14 28
18 13 1 Won W 0 5 15
8 1 1 Drew D 1 6 8
2 0 0 Lost L 1 3 5
49 34 5 Scored S 1 14 41
14 8 2 Conceded C 2 11 22
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 79% 86%
64% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 54%
43% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 36%
21% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 29%
11% 21% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
39% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 39%
54% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 46%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 29%
 
4.9 5.5 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 4.9
4.3 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.9 4.1
1.9 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
14 15.9 23 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.8 11.5
6.1 7.1 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.7 4.4
29% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 34%
 
7.7 7.3 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.4 9.2
2.6 2.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.4
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • Central Norte have the most points from losing position (16) in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Racing Córdoba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Racing Córdoba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Racing Córdoba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Central Norte have scored away.
  • Racing Córdoba have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Racing Córdoba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have the most points (40) at home in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have the most scored goals (34) at home in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba have the the best goal difference (+35) in Torneo Federal A
  • Racing Córdoba 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 Racing Córdoba 28 18 8 2 49 14 14 13 1 0 34 8 14 5 7 2 15 6 35 62
2 Sarmiento Resistencia 27 16 8 3 38 14 13 8 5 0 19 7 14 8 3 3 19 7 24 56
3 San Martín Formosa 28 16 6 6 53 27 14 10 4 0 32 7 14 6 2 6 21 20 26 54
4 Central Norte 28 15 8 5 41 22 14 10 2 2 27 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 19 53
5 Gimnasia y Tiro 27 13 6 8 26 26 14 9 1 4 19 13 13 4 5 4 7 13 0 45
6 Douglas Haig 28 12 7 9 38 28 14 8 4 2 23 10 14 4 3 7 15 18 10 43
7 Sportivo Las Parejas 28 10 9 9 30 28 14 6 5 3 13 8 14 4 4 6 17 20 2 39
8 Sportivo Belgrano 28 11 5 12 35 32 14 7 3 4 20 10 14 4 2 8 15 22 3 38
9 Gimnasia Concepción 28 11 5 12 28 32 14 7 3 4 15 11 14 4 2 8 13 21 -4 38
10 Crucero del Norte 29 10 7 12 24 38 15 8 4 3 15 12 14 2 3 9 9 26 -14 37
11 Juventud Antoniana 28 9 6 13 25 37 14 7 3 4 16 17 14 2 3 9 9 20 -12 33
12 Boca Unidos 28 7 11 10 29 32 14 4 7 3 19 14 14 3 4 7 10 18 -3 32
13 Defensores Belgrano VR 29 8 5 16 24 35 14 4 2 8 13 15 15 4 3 8 11 20 -11 29
14 Def. de Pronunciamiento 28 6 9 13 22 35 14 4 6 4 15 13 14 2 3 9 7 22 -13 27
15 Unión Sunchales 28 7 5 16 27 44 14 6 3 5 16 15 14 1 2 11 11 29 -17 26
16 Atlético Paraná 28 5 7 16 21 41 14 3 3 8 13 18 14 2 4 8 8 23 -20 22
17 CDJU Gualeguaychu 28 6 4 18 24 49 14 6 2 6 18 18 14 0 2 12 6 31 -25 22

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.