Argentine Primera Division

Patronato - Banfield Patronato returned home empty-handed last Saturday following a 1-0 away defeat at Boca Juniors after conceding in the 84th minute. The team won only one of their last five matches (along with two draws and two defeats) to accumulate 11 points in the first seven rounds of the Liga Profesional. Although it’s a decent campaign, they have only three teams below them in the points average table. At home, El Patron are unbeaten in their last seven matches, having won six and drawn one. Banfield showed improvements last Friday, but they had to settle for a 1-1…

Newell's vs Rosario Central Newell’s Old Boys saw their three-game unbeaten streak coming to an end last Sunday, when they succumbed to a 2-0 away defeat at Racing Club. However, they remain producing a good campaign after their terrible first semester: Fernando Gamboa’s men earned ten points in six rounds, four behind leaders Independiente. La Lepra are without defeat in the last seven home matches in league action, winning four and drawing three: in fact, they have been perfect at their own stadium in this competition, beating Talleres, Estudiantes and Platense. Rosario Central are now on four defeats in a…

Godoy Cruz vs Huracan Godoy Cruz dropped down to the 24th spot in the relegation table (only above Huracan and Sarmiento) as a result of their 3-1 away defeat at Lanus last Monday. Sebastian Mendez’s men suffered three losses in their last four games (only beating River Plate in the process) to accumulate nine points in six rounds. Six of those points were grabbed at Estadio Feliciano Gambarte, where El Tomba registered two victories and one defeat. Huracan produced a poor performance in round six and had to settle for a 0-0 home stalemate against Union Santa Fe, which extended…

Aldosivi - Colon Aldosivi were close to beating Atletico Tucuman last Saturday, but they had to settle for a 2-2 away draw after conceding in the 92nd minute. However, Fernando Gago’s men have been improving in the league: they took seven points from the last nine available to make it ten in six rounds (four behind leaders Independiente), which means the side are sitting in the 22nd place of the relegation table. Colon remain second-placed in the Liga Profesional’s table on 13 points (trailing leaders Independiente by one) following their 1-0 home success over Gimnasia LP last time out, with…

Lanus - Godoy Cruz League top scorer Jose Sand netted his sixth goal in five matches to give his team a much-needed 1-0 away win at Huracan in the 90th minute last time out. Thanks to that victory, El Granate made it ten points in the Liga Profesional (three successes, one draw and one defeat). Furthermore, they also approached the Copa Libertadores’ spots, sitting two points behind the last-ticket berth in the aggregate table. At home, El Granate beat Atletico Tucuman, lost to River Plate and drew with Union Santa Fe so far in this tournament. Godoy Cruz broke a…

Estudiantes vs Boca Estudiantes secured their second consecutive victory in league action last Monday, when beating CA Central Cordoba 2-1 away thanks to goals from Francisco Apaolaza and Gustavo Del Prete. Therefore, El Pincha made it nine points from 15 on offer and also returned to one of the Copa Libertadores’ spots in the aggregate table, leapfrogging San Lorenzo and Racing Club. Boca Juniors are yet to win in the Liga Profesional after their 1-1 home stalemate against Argentinos Juniors in an intense game last Sunday. El Xeneize accumulated only four points in five rounds so far, which places them…

Argentinos Jrs vs Banfield Argentinos Juniors have been winless in their last three league matches (taking only two points in that span) following their 1-1 away draw at Boca Juniors last Sunday. After the first five rounds in the Liga Profesional, the team accumulated six points, which means they remain out of the continental spots in the aggregate table. On a positive note, Gabriel Milito’s men are unbeaten in their last seven home matches in this competition, winning four and drawing three in that time. Banfield’s seven-match unbeaten streak of three victories and four draws in league action came to…

This game takes place 23:00 on Friday 13th August. Odds are 1.5 for Colon, Draw 3.6 and Gimnasia LP is 4.6 You can view the game live at Bet365, . Colon are the best team in the 2021 season thanks to their 1-0 away success at Velez Sarsfield (who were leaders in the aggregate table before the game), with Facundo Farias netting a penalty in the second half. El Sabalero made it ten points in the first five rounds, having not lost any of the last three (two victories and one draw) and are trailing leaders Independiente by one point…

CA Central Cordoba were close to claiming their second consecutive success but they had to settle for a 1-1 away draw at Argentinos Juniors after conceding the equaliser in the sixth minute of stoppage time. El Ferroviario took five points from 12 on offer so far, winning one, drawing two and losing one in this tournament, which keeps them away from the bottom spots in the relegation table. Gustavo Coleoni’s men are on three matches unbeaten at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, winning two and drawing one. Last Monday, Estudiantes produced an excellent second half to trash Sarandi Arsenal 4-0…

Aldosivi left the bottom spot of the relegation table last Monday, when beating Rosario Central 2-1 away thanks to a brace from Gaston Lodico: the team are now sitting in 23rd place in the point-average rankings, level with Godoy Cruz and above Platense and Sarmiento after clinching six points across the first four rounds in the Liga Profesional. On a sorry note, El Tiburon are on six home matches without a win, taking only one point in that stretch since beating Sarandi Arsenal 3-0 in February. After trailing 2-0 at one point, Defensa y Justicia came back to beat Gimnasia…