Argentina - Prim B NacionalData current as of 23 July 2026

Godoy Cruz vs Central Norte: match statistics

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

Key match information

Godoy Cruz play Central Norte in Prim B Nacional (Argentina). The match date is 26 July 2026 at 21:30.

Current form

Godoy Cruz: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Central Norte: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Godoy Cruz scores 0.95 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Central Norte scores 0.60 and concedes 1.05. League average: 1.89 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Godoy Cruz 35%, Central Norte 35%. Over 2.5: Godoy Cruz 30%, Central Norte 20%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Godoy Cruz has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.23. Godoy Cruz: 12.1 shots per match, Central Norte: 10.1.

Match halves

Godoy Cruz: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.40. Central Norte: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.20.

Goals by minute

Godoy Cruz: 31-45+ (5 goals). Central Norte: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Prim B Nacional: 1.89 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 30%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.68)
(3.24)
(5.10)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.95Goals scored / match0.6
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.85Goals conceded / match1.05
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
60%Average possession46%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
3.45Shots on target / match3.55
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.05Shots per match10.05
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
3.45Shots on target3.55
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
7.9%Shot conversion6%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
60%Possession46%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
1.54xG for1.23
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
1.14xG against1.21
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

Shooting quality

Godoy Cruz: BalancedCentral Norte: Balanced
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
Accuracy (shots on target)29%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.17

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Godoy Cruz
WLLLW
Season result split
35% W30% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-7
1.35 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Central Norte
LDWDL
Season result split
20% W35% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-9
0.95 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 40%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 58% better for: goals scored per match.

0.95 goals / match - Godoy Cruz · 0.6 goals / match - Central Norte

Godoy Cruz is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - Godoy Cruz · 1.05 goals / match - Central Norte

Godoy Cruz scoring profile: strong

Godoy Cruz scores in 55% of matches (11 of 20 matches), while Central Norte keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

Central Norte scoring profile: mixed

Central Norte scores in 50% of matches (10 of 20 matches), while Godoy Cruz keeps a clean sheet in 35% (7 of 20 matches).

19Goals scored (season)12
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
17Goals conceded (season)21
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
1.8Average goals in match1.65
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
4Goals scored (last 5)3
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

How often they score at least...

55%1 goal50%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
30%2 goals10%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
5%3 goals0%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
5%4 goals0%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal70%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
15%2 goals20%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
5%3 goals10%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0%4 goals5%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time15%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
5%Scored in both halves10%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
40%BTTS - last 540%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
15%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

Match 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 - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Central Norte - half-time state
25% leading45% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)1.2
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.95Average goals (1st half)0.9
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
65%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
65%No goal before half-time60%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

After half-time (2nd half)

1.05Points per match (2nd half)0.8
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.4Goals scored (2nd half)0.2
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.45Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
0.85Average goals (2nd half)0.75
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
55%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte
75%No goal after half-time80%
Godoy CruzCentral Norte

Godoy Cruz - second-half results

25% W30% R45% P
25
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding140%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Central Norte - second-half results

5% W65% R30% P
24
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding80%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 20%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Godoy Cruz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Central Norte - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.4
Average goals in match1.60.4
1 goal80%20%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-42%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
28%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
23%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Godoy Cruz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Central Norte

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 42% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Godoy CruzLigaCentral Norte
Average goals in match 1.801.89 1.65
Both teams scored 35%39% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%30% 20%
Clean sheets 35%39% 30%
Goal before half-time 55%56% 60%
Goal after half-time 70%70% 50%

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

1.89
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.14
Home goals / match
0.75
Away goals / match
+52%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Godoy Cruz 0 - 0 - 1 Central Norte. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Godoy Cruz and Central Norte play?

Godoy Cruz face Central Norte on 26 July 2026 in Prim B Nacional. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Godoy Cruz vs Central Norte?

Godoy Cruz score 0.95 goals per game on average and Central Norte 0.60. The Prim B Nacional average is 1.89 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Godoy Cruz's matches and 35% of Central Norte's.

What form are Godoy Cruz and Central Norte in?

Over the last 5 games Godoy Cruz have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Central Norte 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Godoy Cruz vs Central Norte?

The statistical background for Godoy Cruz vs Central Norte — 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.