Sarmiento 2-0 Huracán: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 5 · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Estadio Eva Perón de Junín, Junín · referee H. Mastrángelo · full time
Full time: Sarmiento 2-0 Huracán
Sarmiento won 2-0 at home to Huracán in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 5 on Sunday 16 August 2026. The goals: Junior Marabel 30', Lucas Suárez 86'.
How Sarmiento won it
Junior Marabel put Sarmiento ahead in the 30th minute. Lucas Suárez made it 2-0 to Sarmiento in the 86th minute, set up by Gastón González.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Jordy Caicedo of Huracán was sent off in the 66th minute. The referee, H. Mastrángelo, showed 6 yellow cards: 2 to Sarmiento and 4 to Huracán.
Sarmiento: F. Sava, 4-4-2 · Huracán: D. Martínez, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.22 for Sarmiento and 1.29 for Huracán.
Sarmiento scored about 1.8 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Huracán left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Huracán created the better chances, 1.29 xG to 0.22, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Sarmiento had 5 shots on target, Huracán 0.
Huracán had 69% of the ball, but Sarmiento took the points.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sarmiento came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.02 expected goals for and 1.63 against, and had won 40% of their matches.
Huracán came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.11 expected goals for and 1.38 against, and had won 34% of their matches.
Sarmiento vs Huracán: the match in numbers
| Sarmiento | Match statistics | Huracán |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Ball possession | 69% |
| 0.22 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 |
| 18 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 184 | Total passes | 441 |
| 54% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 9 | Corners | 4 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lucas Suárez (Sarmiento), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Sarmiento
- Lucas Suárez 7.6 1 goal
- Mauricio Martínez 7.6
- Junior Marabel 7.5 1 goal
- Julián Contrera 7.5
- Juan Manuel Insaurralde 7.3
Huracán
- Lucas Blondel 7.0
- Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés 6.9
- Ignacio Pussetto 6.8
- Hernán Galíndez 6.8
- Hugo Nervo 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Jordy Caicedo at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sarmiento: Sarmiento vs Rosario Central Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
- Huracán: Huracán vs Tigre Friday 30 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Sarmiento vs Huracán
What was the score in Sarmiento vs Huracán?
Sarmiento 2-0 Huracán (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in Sarmiento vs Huracán?
Junior Marabel 30', Lucas Suárez 86'.
Did Moneyball predict Sarmiento vs Huracán correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sarmiento vs Huracán?
Lucas Suárez, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sarmiento vs Huracán?
H. Mastrángelo.
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