Home advantage could prove decisive in Sarmiento Resistencia - Central Norte battle

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Centenario del Club Atlético Sarmiento (3376 seats)

Central Norte have travelled here for an action-packed game against the hosts Sarmiento Resistencia. Get smart on the game with this thorough Torneo Federal A preview!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Central Norte, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Sarmiento Resistencia 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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Sarmiento Resistencia form and stats

Sarmiento Resistencia have only played one Torneo Federal A game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats from 16 matches.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Resistencia, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 271 minutes in the Torneo Federal A.

Sarmiento Resistencia drew their last game, also a home match. Central Norte (placed 7th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

In the game before, an away victory match versus 9 de Julio Rafaela with a 1-0 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Resistencia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sarmiento Resistencia at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Central Norte form and stats

Central Norte have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Torneo Federal A were 5 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 16 fixtures.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sarmiento Resistencia (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs 9 de Julio Rafaela.

Central Norte are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Central Norte have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Central Norte have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Sarmiento Resistencia.

Top Goalscorers

ResistenciaF. Olego
F. Olego
3 goals
Central NorteD. Magno
D. Magno
2 goals
Sarmiento ResistenciaÁ. Gómez
Á. Gómez
1 goals

Sarmiento Resistencia missing players

Central Norte missing players

Sarmiento Resistencia Central Norte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
4 1 0 Scored S 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 67%
25% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 67%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 67%
 
0.8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1.7
3.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0.3
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.8 0.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 3.7
2.8 0.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
36% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
6.2 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0.5 1.7
2.2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.5 1
Sarmiento Resistencia Last season Central Norte
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 18   Played P   17 34
19 10   Won W   5 16
11 8   Drew D   8 12
5 0   Lost L   4 6
45 25   Scored S   15 46
21 11   Conceded C   13 26
86% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 85%
57% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   41% 56%
29% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   24% 29%
14% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 24%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 12%
34% 50%   BTTS BTTS   35% 41%
51% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 44%
29% 22%   Failed to Score F T   41% 29%
 
3.4 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.7
5.2 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.1
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.4
4 1   Red cards R C   3 6
 
8.4 9.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 10.8
3.9 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 4.1
34% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 33%
 
11.9 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 8.6
4.2 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sarmiento Resistencia 3 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
2 Gimnasia y Tiro 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
3 Sol de America 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 6
4 Boca Unidos 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 5
5 Juventud Antoniana 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
6 San Martín Formosa 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 4
7 Central Norte 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
8 Crucero del Norte 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
9 9 de Julio Rafaela 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season 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 Cordoba 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 Concepcion 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 Union Sunchales 32 8 6 18 30 48 16 7 4 5 19 17 16 1 2 13 11 31 -18 30
16 Atletico Parana 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.