AI Football Tips: Argentina Primera Division

Matchday 13 in the second phase of Argentina’s Primera División heats up as teams battle it out for crucial points in their quest for league supremacy. The pressure cooker atmosphere intensifies, as every game could be the difference between a triumphant season or a disappointing finish.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for Argentina Primera Division round 43.

Date Home Team Away Team Prediction
2024-08-30 Sarmiento Lanús 2
2024-08-31 Unión Deportivo Riestra 1
2024-08-31 Defensa y Just Barracas Central 1
2024-08-31 Newell’s OB Belgrano 1
2024-08-31 Talleres Estudiantes 1
2024-08-31 Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Rivadavia 1
2024-09-01 Boca Juniors Rosario Central 1
2024-09-01 Huracán Tigre 1
2024-09-01 Platense San Lorenzo 1
2024-09-01 Independiente River Plate 1
2024-09-01 Atlé Tucumán Racing Club 1
2024-09-02 Banfield Instituto 2
2024-09-02 Gimnasia–LP Arg Juniors 1
2024-09-02 Godoy Cruz Cen. Córdoba–SdE 1

The table below shows the goal averages for each encounter based on home teams average performance (goals scored and conceded) at home, and away teams average performance away.

Date Home Team Away Team Goal Avg.
2024-08-30 Sarmiento Lanús 2.01
2024-08-31 Unión Deportivo Riestra 2.06
2024-08-31 Defensa y Just Barracas Central 2.40
2024-08-31 Newell’s OB Belgrano 2.12
2024-08-31 Talleres Estudiantes 2.00
2024-08-31 Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Rivadavia 1.88
2024-09-01 Boca Juniors Rosario Central 2.45
2024-09-01 Huracán Tigre 1.94
2024-09-01 Platense San Lorenzo 1.86
2024-09-01 Independiente River Plate 2.32
2024-09-01 Atlé Tucumán Racing Club 2.28
2024-09-02 Banfield Instituto 2.27
2024-09-02 Gimnasia–LP Arg Juniors 2.34
2024-09-02 Godoy Cruz Cen. Córdoba–SdE 2.22

The median goal  provides a stable measure of a team’s typical scoring performance. Unlike the mean, which can be influenced by outliers, the median is robust and useful for predicting future performance. Please see the table below for the teams median performance at home or away, respectively.

Date Home Team Away Team Median Home Median Away
2024-08-30 Sarmiento Lanús 1.70 1.90
2024-08-31 Unión Deportivo Riestra 1.70 1.95
2024-08-31 Defensa y Just Barracas Central 2.50 2.50
2024-08-31 Newell’s OB Belgrano 1.70 2.10
2024-08-31 Talleres Estudiantes 1.70 1.60
2024-08-31 Vélez Sarsfield Independiente Rivadavia 1.60 1.70
2024-09-01 Boca Juniors Rosario Central 2.40 1.95
2024-09-01 Huracán Tigre 1.60 1.85
2024-09-01 Platense San Lorenzo 1.75 1.30
2024-09-01 Independiente River Plate 2.10 2.55
2024-09-01 Atlé Tucumán Racing Club 2.10 1.90
2024-09-02 Banfield Instituto 1.95 1.85
2024-09-02 Gimnasia–LP Arg Juniors 2.60 1.95
2024-09-02 Godoy Cruz Cen. Córdoba–SdE 2.05 1.80

We also have calculated the average goals scored and conceded for the teams. See the table below.

Team Home Goals Home Conceded Away Goals Away Conceded
River Plate 1.85 0.71 1.42 1.14
Racing Club 1.44 0.69 1.31 0.97
Boca Juniors 1.60 0.92 1.00 1.14
Talleres 1.33 0.78 1.22 1.06
Vélez Sarsfield 1.26 0.57 1.26 1.21
Atlé Tucumán 1.44 0.85 1.00 1.33
Instituto 1.20 0.86 1.24 0.86
Godoy Cruz 1.32 0.87 1.06 1.00
Estudiantes 1.42 0.73 0.92 0.96
Lanús 1.25 0.88 1.03 1.24
Belgrano 1.16 1.01 1.08 1.38
Gimnasia–LP 1.45 1.22 0.78 1.37
Unión 1.27 0.91 0.95 0.97
Arg Juniors 1.41 0.71 0.68 1.33
Defensa y Just 1.36 1.08 0.83 1.45
Banfield 1.39 1.05 0.79 1.46
Independiente 1.18 0.88 0.77 0.85
Platense 1.21 0.73 0.79 1.09
Huracán 0.88 0.88 1.03 1.18
Newell’s OB 0.98 0.79 0.94 1.19
Barracas Central 0.99 1.55 0.88 1.48
San Lorenzo 0.92 0.74 0.90 0.89
Deportivo Riestra 1.19 1.16 0.57 1.38
Rosario Central 0.86 0.63 0.84 1.53
Tigre 0.91 1.44 0.78 1.33
Cen. Córdoba–SdE 1.04 1.19 0.62 1.63
Independiente Rivadavia 0.95 1.22 0.71 1.23
Sarmiento 0.82 0.94 0.72 1.38