Argentinos Juniors have traveled here for an interesting Copa Libertadores fight against Nacional. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Nacional have less rest than Argentinos Juniors in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Progreso, so at least Nacional are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nacional form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the quarter-finals.On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Nacional has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Nacional has won four games in a row. The Boston River match was the last time out without a victory.
Happy days for Nacional in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Progreso that ended with a 3-1 victory.
Before that, Nacional had a Copa Libertadores home game versus Universidad Catolica which ended with a victory 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nacional handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and zero defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sud America are coming to town in four days.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Total Copa Libertadores statistics for Argentinos Juniors: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Argentinos go into this game after a win, the home game against Atletico Nacional that ended 1-0. Defender Kevin Mac Allister was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Allister served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 14 duels. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Milito when Emanuel Herrera scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute. The end of the last match, against Atletico Nacional, was very satisfying as Emanuel Herrera scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A 0-1 loss hosting Universidad Catolica before that.Argentinos Juniors are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of seven matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Argentinos Juniors - Nacional 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Nacional wins - draws - Argentinos Juniors wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 3 goals | E. Gómez 2 goals | M. Coronel 2 goals |
Nacional missing players
Argentinos Juniors missing players
| Nacional | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Universidad Catolica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Atletico Nacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fenix | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cerro Largo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Nacional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Plaza Colonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sud America | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cerrito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Rentistas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Villa Espanola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Deportivo Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Progreso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Boston River | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Torque | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |