Argentinos Jrs. vs Godoy Cruz Prediction: Will Argentinos Jrs. be able to maintain their momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Argentinos Jrs will receive Godoy Cruz at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw away (0-0) against Lanus. The visitors arrive at this match after a good victory (3-1) at home against Belgrano.

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

Argentinos Jrs. comes to this game after a draw (0-0) against Lanús. Despite playing away from home, surprisingly they were always the most dominant team throughout the match, both in terms of ball possession and opportunities. It would even be Lanus who would start the match better, with two good opportunities to get ahead on the scoreboard, however, from the end of the 1st half until the end of the game it would be Argentinos Jrs. who would end up creating more goal scoring opportunities. Despite the fact that at the beginning of the match the draw seemed like a good result for Argentinos Jrs., it ended up being a bit short due to the numerous opportunities created.

Argentine Jrs. going through an excellent moment of form. In the last 5 games, it has 2 wins, 2 draws, and only 1 defeat, and is unbeatable in 4 games. In those last 4 games, they were able to score 5 goals and only conceded 1. Argentinos Jrs. will thus seek to take advantage of the home factor to maintain their invincibility.

Godoy Cruz comes to this game after a good victory (3-1) over Belgrano, thus taking advantage of the home advantage. The 1st half was very divided, both in terms of possession of the ball and opportunities, however, Godoy Cruz would be the first to advance in the match after a defensive error by Belgrano, and with some luck in the mix. Soon after, in the taking of a corner, Godoy Cruz would make it 2-0, through Abrego. Belgrano would even reduce at the end of the 1st half, through Sanchez, in an excellent offensive combination. The 2nd half started with few opportunities, with Godoy Cruz making it 3-1 in the first real opportunity of the 2nd half. With this important result, Godoy Cruz now has 12 points, placing 12th and having been able to overtake Belgrano in the league table.

Despite this good result, Godoy Cruz has been going through some difficulties. In the last 5 games, it has 3 defeats and victories, and in the last 3 away games, it has 3 defeats. Godoy Cruz will try to get at least a draw in this game to break the negative cycle in away games.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Argentinos Jrs had 2 victories, and they drew 3 games, with no victory for Godoy Cruz. Goals were scored in just 2 of those 5 matches, and in none was scored more than 2 goals.

Argentinos Jrs. are the favorites for the win, due to playing at home. Due to the history between these 2 games not many goals are expected.