National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Estudiantes Río Cuarto or Talleres Córdoba that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Estudiantes Río Cuarto form and stats
Estudiantes Río Cuarto participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the 1st round.2-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera B Nacional numbers at home for Estudiantes Río Cuarto so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Estudiantes.
Estudiantes shared the glory with Quilmes in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Before that, Estudiantes drew at home versus Agropecuario.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Estudiantes here at Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Estudiantes have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Talleres Córdoba form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the 8th finals.Two travels in a row for Talleres, whose manager A. Medina Reobasco could celebrate last time after the Superliga win against Banfield. Guido Herrera (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.35. Herrera stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Boca Juniors in the Superliga.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Estudiantes wins - draws - Talleres Córdoba wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Auzqui 6 goals |  M. Santos Rosadilla 4 goals |  D. Valoyes Ruíz 4 goals |
Estudiantes Río Cuarto missing players
Talleres Córdoba missing players
| Estudiantes Río Cuarto | Talleres Córdoba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tigre | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | San Martin Tucuman | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Almirante Brown | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Quilmes | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Atlanta | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Alvarado | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Agropecuario | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Estudiantes Río Cuarto | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Chacarita Juniors | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Temperley | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Estudiantes Caseros | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Maipu | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Deportivo Riestra | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Atletico Mitre | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Nueva Chicago | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 12 |