Rosario Central and Estudiantes have delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golfing expression. Both teams occupy mid-table positions in the Superliga.
- Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Rosario Central form and stats
5-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Rosario Central so far this season.
No payout for Rosario Central in their previous match, an away game at Argentinos Juniors that ended in defeat 1-2. Allister (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.34/10. Allister hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Rosario won a home game hosting Talleres Cordoba (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rosario Central have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 5 and lost 3.
Rosario Central aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rosario are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Estudiantes form and stats
There's been little loot from Estudiantes's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Superliga. Estudiantes only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Estudiantes have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mariano Gonzalo Andujar. It's been 440 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.
Boselli scored in Estudiantes's previous match, the home game against Racing Club that ended 1-0. Midfield player Zuqui was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.52/10. Zuqui hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Platense.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Estudiantes in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Estudiantes, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Low on goals? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Defensa y Justicia in just four days.
The attacking power of Estudiantes when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Estudiantes have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Rosario Central - Estudiantes 3-1. Rosario Central-Estudiantes H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Rosario Central three wins, Estudiantes three wins, three draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 13 goals |  L. Díaz 8 goals |  A. Véliz 5 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
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| Rosario Central | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | 51 |
| 38 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 23 | 38 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 87% | 91% |
| 59% | 44% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 70% |
| 44% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 19% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 15% |
| 41% | 31% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 64% |
| 34% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 34% | 31% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 25% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | 37% |
| 9.3 | 8.4 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.2 | 11.1 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
- Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Huracán | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | River Plate | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | Patronato | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Unión Santa Fe | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Tigre | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Barracas Central | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 20 | Banfield | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 19 |
| 21 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 22 | Independiente | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 23 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 24 | Colon | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| 25 | Talleres Cordoba | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 26 | Aldosivi | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 27 | Velez Sarsfield | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| 28 | Lanus | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 11 |
