Atl. Tucuman vs Banfield Prediction: Will Atl. Tucuman leave the bottom of the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Atl. Tucuman will receive Banfield at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro. The hosts arrive at this matchup after another loss in the last round (3-0) against Defensa y Justicia, while the visitors come from a draw (0-0) against Independiente.

Continue reading to find out more about the competing sides and their overall statistics in terms of goals scored and conceded.

Going into this matchup, Atl. Tucuman comes from another loss. Fair to say that Defensa y Justicia is one of the best teams so far in the league, yet it was a heavy loss (3-0) that may leave some marks.

After 2 straigth draws with just 1 goal conceded in each, Atl. Tucuman couldn't keep up with the Defensa y Justicia offense that could score 3 goals with just 5 shots on goal. This heavy loss threw Atl. Tucuman to the second worst defense of the league, with 8 goals conceded in just 5 matches, averaging 1.6 goals conceded per match.

Atl. Tucuman surprisingly had more ball possession than the opposition in this last game, averaging 53% throughout the entire game. Also had the most shots in the game (12), but only one of them was on goal. This demonstrates a lack of efficiency in front of the goal, which translated into a major difference on the scoreboard. Atl. Tucuman is also one of the worst goal scoring teams, with just 2 goals in 5 matches, averaging just 0.4 goals scored per match.

Can Atl. Tucuman become more productive to grab some more points and leave the bottom of the table?

Banfield is struggling a lot since the beginning of the season. They still don't know the taste of victory, and with 2 losses and 3 draws in the league, they sit 25th. Contributing to this weak start to the season is also the huge outbreak of injuries, with 5 players still out for this match.

At home, they are a really solid team, with 0 goals conceded in 3 matches, which is outstanding. The problem lies in away games, where they have conceded 5 goals in 2 matches, averaging 2.5 goals conceded per match.

Also at home Banfield has the worst goal scoring rate, with 0 goals scored in 3 matches. Yet, in away games Banfield tends to score, scoring 2 against Huracan and scoring 2 against River Plate for Trofeo de Campeones semifinal, averaging 1.3 goals per away match.

Can Banfield keep their goal scoring momentum on away games and conceed no goal?

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Banfield has won 1, Atl.Tucuman won 1 and there were 3 draws. This matchup tends to have few goals, with 2 games without any goal, and just 1 game with over 2 goals.

This is a game where no team wants to lose, so few goals are expected.