The wait is almost over for the Torneo Apertura action scheduled for Sunday when Huracán take on Barracas Central.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Huracán v Barracas Central can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Huracán
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Huracán will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 2-0 Torneo Apertura defeat last time out to Newell´s Old Boys.
In that match, Huracán had 67% possession and 4 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. At the other end, Newell´s Old Boys had 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. Valentino Acuña (43') and Luciano Lollo (81') scored for Newell´s Old Boys.
Huracán have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 11 times in their preceding 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 7.
Barracas Central
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Barracas Central come into this clash following on from a 2-1 Torneo Apertura win against Unión de Santa Fe in their last game.
In that match, Barracas Central had 43% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Barracas Central, the scorers were Jhonatan Candia (43') and Facundo Bruera (86'). Union had 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Julián Palacios (33') was the scorer for Unión de Santa Fe.
The stats tell the story, and Barracas Central have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in all. At the back, Barracas Central certainly have room for improvement.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 11/04/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Huracán winning 2 of those games, Barracas Central 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
A combined total of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 from El Globo / Los Quemeros and 4 created by Barracas. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.
The last league encounter between the two was Primera División match day 4 on 04/06/2024 when it finished Barracas Central 0-2 Huracán.
That time, Barracas Central had 56% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
For their opponents, Huracán got 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. Ignacio Pussetto (42') and Héctor Fértoli (87') scored.
The match was refereed by Andrés Merlos.
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Team News: Huracán
The Huracán manager has a full complement, with no fitness concerns at all before this clash with a completely injury-free squad to pick from.
In our view, El Globo / Los Quemeros will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this one with Hernan Galindez, Tomás Guidara, Fabio Pereyra, Marco Pellegrino, Cesar Ibanez, Leonel Perez, Leonardo Gil, Walter Mazzantti, Matko Miljevic, Gabriel Alanis and Leonardo Sequeira.
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Team News: Barracas Central
Owing to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Barracas Central boss has zero fitness worries to report before this clash.
We are inclined to think that Barracas Central could decide to utilise a 3-4-2-1 lineup using Marcos Ledesma, Yonatthan Rak, Kevin Jappert, Fernando Tobio, Facundo Mater, Dardo Miloc, Ivan Tapia, Rodrigo Insua, Javier Ruiz, Nahuel Barrios and Jhonatan Candia.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Huracán should really create the chances to score more than once when they line up against Barracas Central, who could well find it tough to find the back of the net.
We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Huracán by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 minute result market, victory for Huracán is available for 1.7, a wager on a draw is 3.5 and taking a punt on a victory for Barracas Central can be had at 5.5. Those are the best bets on offer at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
03:00 03/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Huracán
Formed: 1908
Stadium: The Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó (48,314)
Captain: Hernán Galíndez
Chairman: Abel Poza
Manager: Frank Kudelka
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Sudamericana (Group C)