Argentina - Prim B NacionalEstadio Nuevo MonumentalData current as of August 14, 2026

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Atlético Rafaela vs Defensores de Belgrano: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Atlético Rafaela plays Defensores de Belgrano in Prim B Nacional (Argentina). The game is scheduled for August 14, 2026. Venue: Estadio Nuevo Monumental.

Recent form

Atlético Rafaela has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Defensores de Belgrano has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Atlético Rafaela scores 0.75 goals per game and allows 0.79. Defensores de Belgrano scores 0.70 and allows 0.91. Games in this league average 1.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 29% of Atlético Rafaela's games and 39% of Defensores de Belgrano's. The Over 2.5 rates are 21% and 26%, compared with league averages of 41% for BTTS and 32% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Defensores de Belgrano has the higher season xG average, 1.30 to 1.15 per game. Atlético Rafaela takes 8.4 shots per game, while Defensores de Belgrano takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Atlético Rafaela leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Defensores de Belgrano leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.35 after halftime.

When the teams score

Atlético Rafaela's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). For Defensores de Belgrano, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Prim B Nacional games average 1.93 goals. Both teams score in 41% of games, and 32% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.27)
(2.75)
(3.50)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.75Goals scored / game0.7
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.79Goals allowed / game0.91
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
45%Average possession50%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
2.96Shots on target / game3.22
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.42Shots per game10.78
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
2.96Shots on target3.22
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
8.9%Shot conversion6.5%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
45%Possession50%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
1.15xG for1.3
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
1.53xG against1.26
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

Shooting quality

Atlético Rafaela: BalancedDefensores de Belgrano: Balanced
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
Accuracy (shots on target)35%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Atlético Rafaela is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Atlético Rafaela · 1 pts / game - Defensores de Belgrano

Atlético Rafaela
LLWDW
Season result split
38% W29% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-8
1.42 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Defensores de Belgrano
WLDDL
Season result split
22% W43% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-10-8
1.09 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-6
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Atlético Rafaela is 7% better for: goals scored per game.

0.75 goals / game - Atlético Rafaela · 0.7 goals / game - Defensores de Belgrano

Atlético Rafaela is 15% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.79 goals / game - Atlético Rafaela · 0.91 goals / game - Defensores de Belgrano

Atlético Rafaela scoring profile: mixed

Atlético Rafaela scores in 63% of games (15 of 24 meczów), while Defensores de Belgrano keeps a clean sheet in 39% (9 of 23 meczów).

Defensores de Belgrano scoring profile: mixed

Defensores de Belgrano scores in 57% of games (13 of 23 meczów), while Atlético Rafaela keeps a clean sheet in 54% (13 of 24 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)16
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
19Goals conceded (season)21
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
1.54Average goals per game1.61
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal57%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4%2 goals13%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4%3 goals0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4%4 goals0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

How often they concede at least...

46%1 goal61%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
29%2 goals22%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4%3 goals9%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0%4 goals0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

29%
Atlético Rafaela - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 24 meczów
39%
Defensores de Belgrano - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 23 meczów
41%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time13%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
4%Scored in both halves0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
40%BTTS - last 560%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

1st half

46%Min. 1 goal before half-time52%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
8%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
21%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Atlético Rafaela - half-time state
17% leading63% draw21% trailing
Defensores de Belgrano - half-time state
17% leading61% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per game (1st half)1.13
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.54Average goals (1st half)0.74
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
71%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
75%No goal before half-time70%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per game (2nd half)1
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.35
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.52
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
1Average goals (2nd half)0.87
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
58%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano
58%No goal after half-time74%
Atlético RafaelaDefensores de Belgrano

Atlético Rafaela - second-half results

29% W42% R29% P
27
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding224%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Defensores de Belgrano - second-half results

17% W48% R35% P
26
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 22%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Atlético Rafaela - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Defensores de Belgrano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Atlético Rafaela
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
1
16-30
1
4
31-45
5
2
46-60
4
3
61-75
3
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Defensores de Belgrano
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
4
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
6
46-60
2
5
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Atlético Rafaela

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Defensores de Belgrano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Prim B Nacional).

Teams vs league

Atlético RafaelaLigaDefensores de Belgrano
Average goals per game 1.541.93 1.61
Both teams scored 29%41% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 21%32% 26%
Clean sheets 54%38% 39%
Goal before half-time 46%55% 52%
Goal after half-time 67%71% 61%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.93
Average goals per game
41%
Both teams scored
32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
1.17
Home goals / game
0.77
Away goals / game
+52%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
55%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Atlético Rafaela's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Defensores de Belgrano. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Atlético Rafaela and Defensores de Belgrano play?

Atlético Rafaela face Defensores de Belgrano on August 14, 2026 in Prim B Nacional at Estadio Nuevo Monumental. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Atlético Rafaela vs Defensores de Belgrano?

Atlético Rafaela score 0.75 goals per game on average and Defensores de Belgrano 0.70. The Prim B Nacional average is 1.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 32% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Atlético Rafaela's matches and 39% of Defensores de Belgrano's.

What form are Atlético Rafaela and Defensores de Belgrano in?

Over the last 5 games Atlético Rafaela have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Defensores de Belgrano 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Atlético Rafaela vs Defensores de Belgrano?

The statistical background for Atlético Rafaela vs Defensores de Belgrano — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.