Argentina - Prim B NacionalEstadio Padre Ernesto MartearenaData current as of September 06, 2026

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Central Norte vs Godoy Cruz: match statistics

Central Norte vs Godoy Cruz: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Central Norte plays Godoy Cruz in Prim B Nacional (Argentina). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena.

Recent form

Central Norte has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Godoy Cruz has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Central Norte scores 0.59 goals per game and allows 0.94. Godoy Cruz scores 1.00 and allows 0.76. Games in this league average 1.87 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 35% of Central Norte's games and 35% of Godoy Cruz's. The Over 2.5 rates are 18% and 29%, compared with league averages of 39% for BTTS and 30% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Godoy Cruz has the higher season xG average, 1.54 to 1.19 per game. Central Norte takes 9.7 shots per game, while Godoy Cruz takes 11.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Central Norte leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.24 goals per game after halftime. Godoy Cruz leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.41 after halftime.

When the teams score

Central Norte's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For Godoy Cruz, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Prim B Nacional games average 1.87 goals. Both teams score in 39% of games, and 30% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

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.

Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.59Goals scored / game1
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.94Goals allowed / game0.76
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
46%Average possession59%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
3.29Shots on target / game3.53
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.65Shots per game11.76
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
3.29Shots on target3.53
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
6.1%Shot conversion8.5%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
46%Possession59%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
1.19xG for1.54
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
1.26xG against1.08
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

Shooting quality

Central Norte: BalancedGodoy Cruz: Balanced
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.28

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.

Godoy Cruz is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Central Norte · 1.2 pts / game - Godoy Cruz

Central Norte
WLDLD
Season result split
18% W35% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-8
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-2
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Godoy Cruz
LWLWL
Season result split
35% W35% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-5
1.41 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 20%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.

Godoy Cruz is 69% better for: goals scored per game.

0.59 goals / game - Central Norte · 1 goals / game - Godoy Cruz

Godoy Cruz is 24% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.94 goals / game - Central Norte · 0.76 goals / game - Godoy Cruz

Central Norte scoring profile: mixed

Central Norte scores in 47% of games (8 of 17 meczów), while Godoy Cruz keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 meczów).

Godoy Cruz scoring profile: mixed

Godoy Cruz scores in 53% of games (9 of 17 meczów), while Central Norte keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)17
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
16Goals conceded (season)13
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
1.53Average goals per game1.76
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

How often they score at least...

47%1 goal53%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
12%2 goals35%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0%3 goals6%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0%4 goals6%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal65%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
18%2 goals12%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
6%3 goals0%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0%4 goals0%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

* 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.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time12%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
12%Scored in both halves6%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
60%BTTS - last 520%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

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.

1st half

53%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
12%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time18%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

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.

Godoy Cruz is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / game - Central Norte · 1.41 pts / game - Godoy Cruz

Central Norte - half-time state
24% leading47% draw29% trailing
Godoy Cruz - half-time state
29% leading53% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per game (1st half)1.41
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.59
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.76Average goals (1st half)0.88
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
71%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
65%No goal before half-time65%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per game (2nd half)1
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.24Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
0.76Average goals (2nd half)0.88
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
53%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz
76%No goal after half-time76%
Central NorteGodoy Cruz

Central Norte - second-half results

6% W65% R29% P
20
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 18%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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.

Godoy Cruz - second-half results

24% W29% R47% P
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 35%. 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.

Central Norte - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Godoy Cruz - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Central Norte
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
2
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
3
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Godoy Cruz
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
5
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.65
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Central Norte

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 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.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 40% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Godoy Cruz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
135%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

Central NorteLigaGodoy Cruz
Average goals per game 1.531.87 1.76
Both teams scored 35%39% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 18%30% 29%
Clean sheets 29%39% 35%
Goal before half-time 53%55% 53%
Goal after half-time 53%70% 71%

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

1.87
Average goals per game
39%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / game
0.74
Away goals / game
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
55%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.