On Matchday 40 of the Argentine Primera Division, Arg Juniors and Sarmiento meet for the first time since their historic 5-2 clash in 1967, when Argentine soccer legend Omar Corbatta scored a hat-trick for Sarmiento. Elsewhere, Lanús faces Riestra for the first time since their iconic 3-0 victory in 1981, which marked the beginning of Lanús’s impressive run in Argentine football.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for Argentina Primera Division round 40.
| Date |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Prediction |
| 2024-08-08 |
Arg Juniors |
Sarmiento |
1 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Deportivo Riestra |
Lanús |
2 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Barracas Central |
Talleres |
2 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Belgrano |
Unión |
1 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Racing Club |
Gimnasia–LP |
1 |
| 2024-08-10 |
San Lorenzo |
Atlé Tucumán |
1 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Rosario Central |
Newell’s OB |
1 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Independiente Rivadavia |
Boca Juniors |
1 |
| 2024-08-10 |
River Plate |
Huracán |
1 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Cen. Córdoba–SdE |
Defensa y Just |
1 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Instituto |
Platense |
1 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Banfield |
Vélez Sarsfield |
1 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Estudiantes |
Independiente |
1 |
| 2024-08-12 |
Tigre |
Godoy Cruz |
2 |
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. |
| 2024-08-08 |
Arg Juniors |
Sarmiento |
2.12 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Deportivo Riestra |
Lanús |
2.08 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Barracas Central |
Talleres |
2.51 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Belgrano |
Unión |
2.06 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Racing Club |
Gimnasia–LP |
2.15 |
| 2024-08-10 |
San Lorenzo |
Atlé Tucumán |
2.07 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Rosario Central |
Newell’s OB |
2.00 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Independiente Rivadavia |
Boca Juniors |
2.11 |
| 2024-08-10 |
River Plate |
Huracán |
2.54 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Cen. Córdoba–SdE |
Defensa y Just |
2.32 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Instituto |
Platense |
2.01 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Banfield |
Vélez Sarsfield |
2.24 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Estudiantes |
Independiente |
1.99 |
| 2024-08-12 |
Tigre |
Godoy Cruz |
2.10 |
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 |
| 2024-08-08 |
Arg Juniors |
Sarmiento |
1.90 |
2.10 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Deportivo Riestra |
Lanús |
2.20 |
1.90 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Barracas Central |
Talleres |
2.40 |
2.15 |
| 2024-08-09 |
Belgrano |
Unión |
2.05 |
1.70 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Racing Club |
Gimnasia–LP |
2.30 |
1.80 |
| 2024-08-10 |
San Lorenzo |
Atlé Tucumán |
1.50 |
1.70 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Rosario Central |
Newell’s OB |
1.65 |
2.10 |
| 2024-08-10 |
Independiente Rivadavia |
Boca Juniors |
2.00 |
2.00 |
| 2024-08-10 |
River Plate |
Huracán |
2.85 |
2.20 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Cen. Córdoba–SdE |
Defensa y Just |
2.00 |
2.05 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Instituto |
Platense |
1.80 |
2.05 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Banfield |
Vélez Sarsfield |
1.90 |
2.00 |
| 2024-08-11 |
Estudiantes |
Independiente |
2.20 |
1.70 |
| 2024-08-12 |
Tigre |
Godoy Cruz |
2.10 |
1.60 |
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 |
2.06 |
0.74 |
1.50 |
1.14 |
| Racing Club |
1.41 |
0.74 |
1.32 |
0.94 |
| Talleres |
1.36 |
0.85 |
1.28 |
1.15 |
| Boca Juniors |
1.66 |
0.82 |
0.98 |
1.12 |
| Atlé Tucumán |
1.44 |
0.88 |
1.05 |
1.44 |
| Estudiantes |
1.55 |
0.75 |
0.95 |
0.92 |
| Instituto |
1.18 |
0.88 |
1.30 |
0.84 |
| Vélez Sarsfield |
1.27 |
0.56 |
1.09 |
1.13 |
| Belgrano |
1.22 |
1.07 |
1.13 |
1.44 |
| Lanús |
1.22 |
0.82 |
1.07 |
0.97 |
| Godoy Cruz |
1.30 |
0.83 |
0.98 |
0.95 |
| Gimnasia–LP |
1.48 |
1.28 |
0.75 |
1.41 |
| Defensa y Just |
1.36 |
1.15 |
0.87 |
1.41 |
| Unión |
1.23 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
| Arg Juniors |
1.45 |
0.72 |
0.68 |
1.30 |
| Banfield |
1.25 |
1.00 |
0.86 |
1.52 |
| Independiente |
1.19 |
0.94 |
0.85 |
0.82 |
| Newell’s OB |
0.96 |
0.77 |
1.08 |
1.32 |
| Barracas Central |
1.10 |
1.49 |
0.93 |
1.50 |
| Platense |
1.21 |
0.78 |
0.78 |
1.17 |
| Huracán |
0.90 |
0.91 |
1.07 |
1.22 |
| Rosario Central |
0.92 |
0.68 |
0.89 |
1.56 |
| San Lorenzo |
0.95 |
0.72 |
0.80 |
0.89 |
| Independiente Rivadavia |
0.91 |
1.21 |
0.76 |
1.25 |
| Tigre |
0.89 |
1.39 |
0.71 |
1.39 |
| Cen. Córdoba–SdE |
1.01 |
1.35 |
0.59 |
1.68 |
| Sarmiento |
0.82 |
0.89 |
0.68 |
1.40 |
| Deportivo Riestra |
0.93 |
1.19 |
0.50 |
1.36 |
