Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 19, 2026

Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors: match statistics

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Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rosario Central plays Argentinos Juniors in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026.

Recent form

Rosario Central has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Argentinos Juniors has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Rosario Central scores 1.32 goals per game and allows 1.00. Argentinos Juniors scores 1.11 and allows 0.74. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Rosario Central's games and 42% of Argentinos Juniors's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 26%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Argentinos Juniors has the higher season xG average, 1.73 to 1.62 per game. Rosario Central takes 13.4 shots per game, while Argentinos Juniors takes 14.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Rosario Central leads at halftime in 32% of its games and scores 0.79 goals per game after halftime. Argentinos Juniors leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rosario Central's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Argentinos Juniors, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.08 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 34% 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 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.21)
(3.00)
(3.40)

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.

Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1.32Goals scored / game1.11
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1Goals allowed / game0.74
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
56%Average possession62%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
4.84Shots on target / game5.05
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.42Shots per game14.26
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
4.84Shots on target5.05
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
9.8%Shot conversion7.7%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
56%Possession62%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1.62xG for1.73
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1.41xG against1.15
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors

Shooting quality

Rosario Central: BalancedArgentinos Juniors: Dominant
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.22

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.

Rosario Central
WDWWL
Season result split
53% W21% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-5
1.79 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Argentinos Juniors
WLWWD
Season result split
53% W32% D16% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-3
1.89 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Rosario Central is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

1.32 goals / game - Rosario Central · 1.11 goals / game - Argentinos Juniors

Argentinos Juniors is 35% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Rosario Central · 0.74 goals / game - Argentinos Juniors

Rosario Central scoring profile: mixed

Rosario Central scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 games), while Argentinos Juniors keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 games).

Argentinos Juniors scoring profile: very strong

Argentinos Juniors scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 games), while Rosario Central keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 games).

25Goals scored (season)21
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
19Goals conceded (season)14
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
2.32Average goals per game1.84
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
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How often they score at least...

74%1 goal79%
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53%2 goals26%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
5%3 goals5%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal47%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
16%2 goals21%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
5%3 goals5%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0%4 goals0%
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* 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.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time16%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
21%Scored in both halves16%
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BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
80%BTTS - last 540%
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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)

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
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2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time16%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors

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.

Rosario Central - half-time state
32% leading42% draw26% trailing
Argentinos Juniors - half-time state
26% leading53% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.37Points per game (1st half)1.32
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1.05Average goals (1st half)0.89
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
53%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
53%No goal before half-time63%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per game (2nd half)1.79
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.32
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
1.26Average goals (2nd half)0.95
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
63%Clean sheet after half-time68%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors
53%No goal after half-time42%
Rosario CentralArgentinos Juniors

Rosario Central - second-half results

37% W37% D26% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 53%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Argentinos Juniors - second-half results

47% W37% D16% L
25
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding204%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 53%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rosario Central - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Argentinos Juniors - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Rosario Central
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rosario Central

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
111%
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.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Argentinos Juniors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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 (Primera División).

Teams vs league

Rosario CentralLigaArgentinos Juniors
Average goals per game 2.322.08 1.84
Both teams scored 63%45% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%34% 26%
Clean sheets 21%34% 53%
Goal before half-time 74%61% 53%
Goal after half-time 74%71% 74%

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

2.08
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Rosario Central's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Argentinos Juniors. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Rosario Central and Argentinos Juniors play?

Rosario Central face Argentinos Juniors on September 20, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors?

Rosario Central score 1.32 goals per game on average and Argentinos Juniors 1.11. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Rosario Central's matches and 42% of Argentinos Juniors's.

What form are Rosario Central and Argentinos Juniors in?

Over the last 5 games Rosario Central have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Argentinos Juniors 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors?

The statistical background for Rosario Central vs Argentinos Juniors — 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.