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Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Barracas Central 1–2 Platense · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

1–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Platense won 1–2.

Shots
1119
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
1.62.67
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Platense beat Barracas Central 2–1. Recorded in this match (Barracas Central – Platense): shots 11–19, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.6–2.67, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Barracas Central's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barracas Central's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.86 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.86 goals/match1.05 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Platense have recorded the higher season possession share.

41%PossessionBarracas Central · Platense● 49.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBarracas CentralPlatenseBaseline
Possession41%49.4%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots19 shotsBarracas Central 11 shots, Platense 19 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsBarracas Central 6 shots, Platense 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.6 xG2.67 xGBarracas Central 1.6 xG, Platense 2.67 xG
  • Possession45%55%Barracas Central 45%, Platense 55%
  • Corners4 corners4 cornersBarracas Central 4 corners, Platense 4 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls10 foulsBarracas Central 18 fouls, Platense 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Barracas Central
0Draws
1Platense
Platense — Barracas Central · Liga Profesional de Fútbol1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Barracas Central favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Platense in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Barracas Central22 matchesPlatense24 matches
0.86 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/240.79 goals/match
0.91 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/241.17 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.15 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots22/24▲ 12.8 shots/match
3.59 shots/matchShots on target22/24▲ 4.29 shots/match
41%Possession22/24● 49.4%
2.23 corners/matchCorners22/24● 4.21 corners/match
2.09 cards/matchCards11/82 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls22/2411.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBarracas CentralPlatense
CompetitionLiga Profesional de Fútbol
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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