On Tuesday Oct 11th, Godoy Cruz hosts Argentinos Juniors in a meeting of these two evenly matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Godoy Cruz recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against San Lorenzo. Neither Godoy Cruz nor San Lorenzo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Godoy Cruz is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Argentinos Juniors, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Lanús. Luciano Sánchez scored the first goal for Argentinos Juniors in the 45th minute, then Gabriel Ávalos added another in the 9th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Lanús was frustrated by Argentinos Juniors’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Argentinos Juniors ended the match with the shutout victory. Argentinos Juniors is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Argentinos Juniors won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Argentinos Juniors’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Ávalos. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Pier Barrios and Martin Ojeda are the top scorers for Godoy Cruz in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.