Central Cordoba SdE Vs Argentinos Juniors Match Analysis And Prediction

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Central Cordoba SdE play host to Argentinos Juniors as Estadio Alfredo Terrera Central Cordoba on Saturday, with the two teams having identical records in the second phase of the Argentine Primera Division.

The hosts have seven points after five matches in this round, while Argentinos Juniors are eyeing a spot in next year’s Copa Libertadores, trailing Boca Juniors for a group stage place by four points in the aggregate table.

After finishing the opening phase second last in Group B with 15 points, the northern Argentines have been playing catch-up.

Central Cordoba are just one win away from matching their victory total from the first round, an encouraging sign when you consider that there are over 20 matches left to play.

Sergio Rondina’s side have not come away empty-handed from any league match this season when opening the scoring and they have not squandered a 1-0 advantage in their two matches this round in which they drew first blood.

Meanwhile, Argentinos Juniors have maintained a solid home form domestically, drawing Arsenal Sarandi 1-1 last Sunday, extending their unbeaten run at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona to seven consecutive matches.

They have been able to find a breakthrough in the early stages of their encounters, with three of their five goals scored this round coming in the opening half.

Unfortunately, Gabriel Milito’s men have lacked that quality on their travels, without a goal in their two away matches in the second round, only firing five total shots on target in their 1-0 defeats to Sarmiento and Nwell’s Old Boys respectively.

When El Bicho have the ball, they are a tough team to dispossess, with over 70% of possession in three of their last five matches, though their two victories over that stretch came when they had fewer than 60% of the ball over 90 minutes.

Central Cordoba SdE vs Argentinos Juniors head to head

The two teams have previously met on five occasions across all competitions, where Argentinos Juniors have claimed two victories while they have drawn in three. Central Cordoba have scored two goals and conceded five in the process. In their last meeting, they played out a 1-1 draw in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Central Cordoba SdE 30/10/16

Central Cordoba SdE 0-1 Argentinos Juniors 28/05/17

Argentinos Juniors 3-1 Central Cordoba SdE 21/09/19

Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Central Cordoba SdE 11/04/21

Argentinos Juniors 1-1 Central Cordoba SdE 02/08/21

Central Cordoba SdE latest home form

Central Cordoba have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to San Lorenzo in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 10.

Central Cordoba SdE 3-3 Arsenal 16/04/22

Central Cordoba SdE 1-2 Boca Juniors 24/04/22

Central Cordoba SdE 3-3 Lanus 10/05/22

Central Cordoba SdE 1-0 Boca Juniors 13/06/22

Central Cordoba SdE 0-2 San Lorenzo 22/06/22

Central Cordoba SdE latest away form

Central Cordoba have recently kept a patchy run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They defeated Talleres de Cordoba 2-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five.

Velez Sarsfield 1-2 Central Cordoba SdE 20/04/22

Godoy Cruz 1-0 Central Cordoba SdE 03/05/22

Barracas Central 1-1 Central Cordoba SdE 04/06/22

Banfield 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE 15/06/22

Talleres de Cordoba 0-2 Central Cordoba SdE 25/06/22

Argentinos Juniors latest home form

Argentinos Juniors have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Arsenal Sarandi in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Sarmiento 26/04/22

Argentinos Juniors 2-1 Union 08/05/22

Argentinos Juniors 2-1 Aldosivi 07/06/22

Argentinos Juniors 2-1 Independiente 17/06/22

Argentinos Juniors 1-1 Arsenal 27/06/22

Argentinos Juniors latest away form

Argentinos Juniors have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Newell’s Old Boys in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded five.

Platense 1-1 Argentinos Juniors 03/05/22

Estudiantes 1-1(P) Argentinos Juniors 12/05/22

Tigre (P)1-1 Argentinos Juniors 15/05/22

Sarmiento 1-0 Argentinos Juniors 12/06/22

Newell’s Old Boys 1-0 Argentinos Juniors 21/06/22

Central Cordoba SdE news

Cordoba striker Francisco Gonzalez Metilli is tied for second domestically in assists this round two, while Cristopher Toseli made one save to maintain a clean sheet on Saturday.

Juan Cruz Kaprof (muscle strain), Matias Laba (hip problem), Jose Leguizamon (knee issue) and Andres Mehring (ACL injury) will all miss out.

Argentinos Juniors news

Striker Nicolas Reniero scored three minute into their game last weekend, his first of the second round, with Lucas Villalba collecting his first assist on that occasion.

Javier Cabrera, Matias Galarza, David Zalazar, Nicolas Reniero and Gaston Veron were all introduced in the starting lineup in the game against Arsenal Sarandi.

Prediction and Odds

Both teams have played well, with a dash of quality, but neither of the two have been consistent, and we anticipate a tightly-contest game on Saturday.

We are expecting Argentinos Juniors to have the ball for long stretches, but they have struggled to make their lengthy possession pay off. So, we predict a draw.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 2.20