The Liga Profesional Argentina continues this week as we make our predictions in what could be a closely fought match.
The game between Argentinos Juniors and Rosario Central will be played on the 20th of March at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. The hosts begin this match in 5th place on 18 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 14 points.
Argentinos Juniors come into the game having beat Gimnasia y Tiro 2-1 at home in the Copa Argentina on Friday.
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Argentinos Juniors opened the scoring in the 18th minute and the visitors had two players sent off in quick succession following the goal.
Gimnasia y Tiro caused a shock by equalising in the 39th minute but Argentinos Juniors won the game with their second goal 10 minutes from time.
The win over Gimnasia y Tiro means Argentinos Juniors are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Independiente Rivadavia, Platense, and Gimnasia La Plata at home plus a draw at Huracán in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
The only defeat came away to Independiente in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
Statistics show Argentinos Juniors are undefeated in 10 of their 12 most recent games in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
They have won each of their last 5 home matches in the competition and are difficult to beat in-front of their own fans.
Rosario Central make the trip to the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona on the back of a 1-1 draw at home with Douglas Haig in the Copa Argentina on Thursday.
It was a match Rosario Central were expected to win against lower league opposition but they needed penalties to progress to the next round.
The penalty shootout win over Douglas Haig means Rosario Central have won 4 of their last 6 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Gimnasia La Plata and Instituto at home plus Newell's Old Boys away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
There have also been two defeats, with the losses coming against Huracán and Vélez Sarsfield away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
Trends show Rosario Central have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 games in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
They have lost 4 of their last 5 on the road in the competition and have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 away Liga Profesional Argentina matches.
Team news: Argentinos Juniors are without the injured duo of Alan Rodriguez and Jonathan Galván.
Rosario Central are without suspended defender Carlos Quintana and he is the only confirmed absentee for the visitors.
This has the makings of a tight game and although Rosario Central have been suffering on the road of late, they could take something from this match.
However, the visitors have been struggling to score goals away and they could adopt a defensive approach, frustrating the hosts and securing a point thanks to a 0-0 draw.