Club Atletico Platense vs Atletico Tucuman Prediction: Can Tucuman Put an End to its Losing Streak?

The Argentine Primera Division will continue with Platense squaring off against Tucuman at the Ciudad de Vicente López Stadium, in Florida, Buenos Aires. The home team will be going into the matchup, victorious in their previous fixture against Independiente, while the visitors on the other hand will be eager to make this fixture their first victory of the league. Previously when these sides played against each other, Atletico Tucuman took the win by (2-1), dominating its victory at half-time only. However, this time Tucuman playing away from home can affect the scoring.

Team Platense and Tucuman have had 4 encounters in recent years. Tucuman has won twice and Platense has won once while one fixture has ended in a draw. 3 out of 4 matches have ended with a total of over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring. Platense is in average home form while Atlético Tucumán is performing poorly in away fixtures. The visitors haven't scored a single goal in their last two matches making a disappointing start to the season.

Platense started its season with terrific odds. Drawing their first match against Newell’s(2-2), they secured their first point, and then scored an applauding win against Independiente (1-2). Staying unbeaten in the first two games of the league, they’ve made their place in the top 10. In their recent win against Independiente, the squad marked the ground as theirs, when Vicente Taborda and Nicolas Servetto, assisted by Nicolas Morgatini scored in both halves, before the other team could score at all. They are expected to play with the same winning formation 4-2-3-1, keeping up with their winning odds.

Ignacio Arce, Juan Infante, Gastón Suso, Miguel Jacquet, Nicolás Morgantini, Nicolás Castro, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Maximiliano Zalazar, Vicente Taborda, Franco Baldassarra, Mauro Quiroga.

Last year, Tucuman showed a phenomenal performance, and was one of the teams in the top 5. However this year, Atletico Tucuman’s form looks a bit shaken due to the defeat in the first game of the season, against Boca Juniors and falling behind 6 points. Playing with home advantage, they could have made quite a comeback in their second game against Talleras, but were defeated badly, conceding two goals to Talleres, while scoring none. However, for the upcoming match against Platense, Tucuman will be feeling little confident, as in the last 6 encounters Tucuman has scored 10 goals at an average of 1.67 goals per game. Tucuman will be hoping for robust performances from Guillermo Acosta, Marcelo Estigarribia, and Francisco.

Tomás Marchiori, Hernán de la Fuente, Bruno Bianchi, Yonatan Cabral, Matías Orihuela, Renzo Tesuri, Guillermo Acosta, Francisco Di Franco, Joaquín Pereyra, Mateo Coronel, Marcelo Estigarribia.

Considering the poor game form of Atletico Tucuman, the home side is likely to maximize its home support and register a comfortable win. The last three of four outings have recorded a game total of over 2.5 goals between the two. Hence, I am predicting total goals over 2.5, and Platense to score 2 or more in the winning cause.

• Atletico Platense to Win for 2.54
• Goals Over 2.5 for 2.70
• 1st Goal - Platense for 2.00