Balanced ball game between Independiente and Estudiantes expected

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Tue 21.June
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Libertadores de América (48314 seats)

Estudiantes have come here for an action-packed game versus the hosts Independiente. Read up on the match with this full Superliga preview!

Insights:
  • Independiente have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Estudiantes have not yet lost a game away.

This looks to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Independiente form and stats

Independiente have only played one Superliga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 1 matches.

The Independiente fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Talleres Cordoba and win 1-0. Barreto was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Barreto won 3 of 5 duels.

1-1 away at San Lorenzo before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Independiente perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Independiente as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Independiente has won 6 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Independiente as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico Tucuman in the Copa Argentina. That match is three days after this one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Independiente at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Estudiantes form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Estudiantes playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.

Boselli and Toledo scored in Estudiantes's previous match, the home game against Sarmiento that ended 2-1. Boselli, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Boselli scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 22 total).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gimnasia La Plata.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Estudiantes playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Estudiantes wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Estudiantes has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Estudiantes - Independiente 2-1. Independiente-Estudiantes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Independiente one win, Estudiantes five wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EstudiantesM. Boselli
M. Boselli
11 goals
EstudiantesL. Díaz
L. Díaz
6 goals
IndependienteL. Benegas
L. Benegas
5 goals

Independiente missing players

Estudiantes missing players

Independiente Estudiantes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 5 13
4 3 0 Won W 1 1 6
7 3 1 Drew D 0 4 6
4 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
18 10 3 Scored S 3 10 26
18 6 4 Conceded C 2 9 17
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
47% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 62%
20% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 38%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 31%
53% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 85%
33% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
6.3 6.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.6 4.2
4.5 3.9 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.4 5.4
2.6 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.7 11.9 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.2 9.7
3.7 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 3.8
32% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 50% 52%
 
9.7 8.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.2 10.5
3.8 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.4 4
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • All of Estudiantes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Estudiantes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Estudiantes have not yet lost a game away.
  • Estudiantes have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Estudiantes have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Estudiantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Independiente have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Independiente haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estudiantes 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
2 Platense 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Newell's Old Boys 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 7
4 Boca Juniors 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 6
5 Racing Club 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
6 Argentinos Juniors 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Gimnasia La Plata 3 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
8 Colon 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
9 Atletico Tucuman 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
10 Union Santa Fe 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 4
11 Banfield 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
12 Central Cordoba SdE 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Huracan 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 4
14 Independiente 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Tigre 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1 4
16 Patronato 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Rosario Central 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
18 San Lorenzo 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
19 Godoy Cruz 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
20 Defensa y Justicia 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
21 Talleres Cordoba 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
22 Sarmiento 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 3
23 Arsenal de Sarandi 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 2
24 Barracas Central 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
25 Lanus 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
26 River Plate 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2
27 Velez Sarsfield 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
28 Aldosivi 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 San Lorenzo 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6
2 Independiente 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
3 Talleres Cordoba 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.