Huracan vs Rosario Prediction: Will Huracan get back to winning ways?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Huracan will receive Rosario at Estadio Tomás Adolfo Duco in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a disappointing defeat (1-0) against Sporting Cristal for the Copa Libertadores qualifiers, and after a loss against Estudiantes (2-1) on the last round of the league. The visitors arrive at this match after a draw (1-1) at home against Union Santa Fe.

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

Huracan is overcoming a difficult moment of the season. In the last 5 games played, it has only 1 victory, with 2 draws and 2 defeats. Huracan started the league very well, but the accumulation of games between the championship and the qualification for the Libertadores has left marks on the players.

Despite the defeat, in the game against Estudiantes, Huracan had a good game. The game was quite divided for both teams, with plenty of opportunities. Estudiantes would be the first to go ahead on the scoreboard, just after 11 minutes, however Huracan would end up reaching the tie after 64 minutes. Unfortunately for Huracan, they were reduced to just 10 players in the 82nd minute of the game, and when nothing could have predicted, Huracan would suffer a goal in the last minute of the game. It was a disappointing defeat, mainly due to the timing of the last goal conceded. But Huracan has everything to go around. At home, Huracan remains unbeatable, with 4 wins and 2 draws in all games played there. In 6 games they have a fantastic record of 11 goals scored and only 4 goals conceded. Huracan will thus seek to exploit the home factor to get back on the winning path again.

Rosario comes to this game after a draw against Union Santa Fe (1-1). Both teams showed from the beginning that they didn't want to lose, with a game that was a bit poorly played, and with few chances to score. In an error in a prohibited zone, Rosario would lose the ball close to their goal and Union Santa Fe would end up scoring and advancing on the scoreboard. From the moment of this 1st goal, the game became more open, with Rosario looking for the important equalizer. There were excellent scoring opportunities for both teams from that moment on, and it would be Rosario who ended up reaching the tie near the end. In the 87th minute, in an excellent individual move, Giaccone would tie the game for Rosario. With this tie, Rosario has 11 points, having only 1 point less than Huracan, being able to surpass them in this round in case of victory.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Huracan has a clear advantage, with 4 victories, and just 1 victory for Rosario. Also, in the last 3 matches played at Huracan’s home, they won them all. Goals were scored in all of those 5 matches, and in all of those at least 2 goals were scored.

Despite their current form, Huracan has a slight advantage in this game due to playing at home, so they are favorites for the win.