Saturday’s Torneo Apertura action brings us Belgrano coming up against Argentinos Juniors.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Belgrano v Argentinos Juniors can be seen below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Belgrano
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Belgrano won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-3 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Boca Juniors.
In that game, Belgrano had 41% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Belgrano was Lucas Menossi (61'). Boca Juniors got 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Marcos Rojo (38'), Kevin Zenón (62') and Carlos Palacios (76') scored for Boca Juniors.
Belgrano have celebrated scoring a sum total of 5 times in their past six outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in that same time is 8.
Argentinos Juniors
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In their previous fixture, Argentinos Juniors drew 0-0 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Newell´s Old Boys.
Argentinos Juniors have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 9 times throughout their previous six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those matches comes to 5.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 29/03/2014 shows that Belgrano have won 3 of them and Argentinos Juniors 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A combined total of 10 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 5 of them from Pirata and 5 created by Bichitos Colorados. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.67.
The last league clash between these clubs was Primera División match day 4 on 01/06/2024 which ended up with the score at Belgrano 1-0 Argentinos Juniors.
In that game, Belgrano had 32% possession and 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Gerónimo Heredia (66').
On the other side, Argentinos Juniors got 19 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Facundo Tello.
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Team News: Belgrano
The Belgrano boss doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash with a completely injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Argentinos Juniors
With a fully healthy squad to choose from, the Argentinos Juniors manager has no fitness concerns at all ahead of this game.
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Prediction
In our view, Argentinos Juniors and Belgrano should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. We’re therefore predicting a very even match with a 1-1 score draw when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the WDW market, putting your money on Belgrano can be had for 2.8, backing a draw is 3.1 & selecting the winning team to be Argentinos Juniors is 2.7. They are the top bets offered at the current time.
Victor Martins,
05:00 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Belgrano
Formed: 1905
Stadium: The Estadio Julio César Villagra (38,500)
Captain: Lucas Zelarayán
Chairman: Luis Fabián Artime
Manager: Ricardo Zielinski
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A)
⭐ Key Player: Bryan Reyna
Mostly deployed in the Left Wing position, Bryan Reyna was born in Lima, Peru. Having made a first senior appearance for Belgrano in the 2024 season, the accomplished Forward has bagged 3 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 18 appearances.