San Martin Tucuman v San Martin S.J. — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Primera Nacional · Sunday, 9 August 2026. Final score 1–1 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 70% under 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call landed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals29%71%Under
Over 3.5 goals9%91%no pick
Both teams to score39%61%No

The result model puts San Martin Tucuman at 43%, the draw at 30% and San Martin S.J. at 26%, from expected goals of 1.17 and 0.84.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Primera Nacional has produced over 2.5 goals in 29% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. San Martin Tucuman have 5 in 23 this season (4 of 11 at home), San Martin S.J. 8 in 21 (5 of 11 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 28% and 35%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 31%.

Head to head. These sides have met 4 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 0%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 28%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 33%, from expected goals of 1.17 for San Martin Tucuman and 0.84 for San Martin S.J.. Folding in 30% of that view gives 29%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
San Martin Tucuman2322%4%35%
San Martin S.J.2138%0%62%

Head to head

21 Mar 26San Martin S.J. 1–1 San Martin TucumanU2.5
31 Aug 24San Martin Tucuman 1–0 San Martin S.J.U2.5
14 Apr 24San Martin S.J. 0–0 San Martin TucumanU2.5
22 Aug 23San Martin S.J. 0–0 San Martin TucumanU2.5
9 Apr 23San Martin Tucuman 4–1 San Martin S.J.O2.5
28 Jul 22San Martin S.J. 0–2 San Martin TucumanU2.5

More: San Martin Tucuman season stats · San Martin S.J. season stats · Primera Nacional table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.