Barracas Central
- Barracas Central have won only 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their 6 home matches in the 2025 season of Liga Profesional.
- Ruben Dario Insua has instilled a pragmatic, solid style upon Barracas Central since taking over in September 2024.
- They have been winless in their last five Liga Profesional matches, drawing three and losing two under his stewardship, which is an angle strongly considered in our Barracas Central vs Argentinos Juniors betting tips.
Argentinos Juniors
- Argentinos Juniors have won only 1, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their 7 away matches in the 2025 Liga Profesional.
- Argentinos Juniors are on a high right now after two wins in a row coming into this game after beating Newell’s Old Boys 3-1 at home in the Liga Profesional and then coming back to beat Belgrano 2-1 away in the Copa Argentina.
- Nicolas Diez, who has been in charge since December 2024, has created an attractive team that plays a vertical, high-tempo 4-3-3 when they can, which features heavily in our Barracas Central vs Argentinos Juniors betting tips analysis.
Head-to-Head
- This Saturday’s mid-table clash between Barracas Central and Argentinos Juniors promises to be a contrast of styles as much as a clash of cultures with both sides on 18 points from 13 games in Argentina’s Liga Profesional 2025, hence the Barracas Central vs Argentinos Juniors prediction is particularly intriguing.
- The last five meetings between these teams have been evenly split with one win each and three draws.
- Argentinos Juniors thrashed Barracas Central 3-0 in Buenos Aires six months ago.
Key Players
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Key players to watch:
- Jhonatan Candia is Barracas Central’s main man up top and has three goals in his last four appearances and is also their top scorer in the 2025 Liga Profesional with three in nine.
- Diez’s new man up front, Diego Porcel, has scored two goals in the past four games to fire the team’s recent uptick.
- Alan Lescano is Argentinos’ best goal scorer with the same three tallies, although he has taken 12 appearances to reach that modest total - adding a possible key factor for the Barracas Central vs Argentinos Juniors betting tips.
Betting Insights
- Barracas Central’s form has been poor of late with no wins in their last five, three draws and two defeats, while Argentinos Juniors have been on a little run of their own with two wins, two draws and only one defeat.
- The Betting odds are around 2.0 for an Argentinos victory, but as underdogs at 4.1, Barracas Central offer plenty of appeal in the double chance market.
- There should be value to be had in the goals markets and we are taking Under 2.5 at 1.53, which seems fair given Argentinos' low scoring on the road.
Prediction
- This clash of contrasting styles should be a chess match with Barracas Central likely to sit deep and compact in a 5-4-1 or 5-3-2 and try to frustrate their opponents.
- Barracas’ average concession record at home and Argentinos’ low scoring record on the road make this a low-scoring game even though the momentum is with the favourites to snag a close win.
