On Saturday Aug 27th, Platense will travel to Capital Federal to battle Argentinos Juniors in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Argentinos Juniors sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Patronato. Neither Patronato nor Argentinos Juniors could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Argentinos Juniors should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 11th placed Platense, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Talleres Córdoba. Neither Platense nor Talleres Córdoba could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Platense is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 3rd of May, Platense hosted Argentinos Juniors at the Estadio Ciudad De Vicente López in their last match together. Platense and Argentinos Juniors battled to a 1-1 draw. Cesar Florentin struck first for Argentinos Juniors in the 17th minute, then Braian Mansilla tied it up for Platense in the 77th minute earning Platense a comeback draw.
Nicolás Morgantini and Rodrigo Contreras are the top scorers for Platense in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Gabriel Ávalos has been the most prolific scorer on Argentinos Juniors in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.