Balanced ball game between Estudiantes Río Cuarto and Almagro expected

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Competition: Argentina Primera B Nacional
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto (15000 seats)

The Estudiantes Río Cuarto & Almagro bosses Vázquez and Paparatto are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this key match in the upper regions of the Primera B Nacional table.

Insights:
  • Estudiantes Río Cuarto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almagro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Estudiantes Río Cuarto and Almagro should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Estudiantes Río Cuarto form and stats

The story so far in the Primera B Nacional for Estudiantes Río Cuarto at their home stadium (Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat. In general it's been a long time since Estudiantes Río Cuarto tasted defeat here at Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

It's back home for Estudiantes Río Cuarto, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Alvarado away with the result 1-0. Reynaga found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league win after three fixtures without.

In the match before that, Estudiantes hosted Deportivo Madryn and drew the game 1-1.

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 Estudiantes Río Cuarto have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 9 and lost 3.

A decent goal production from Estudiantes Río Cuarto in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Estudiantes Río Cuarto have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Almagro form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Almagro playing as the away team in the Primera B Nacional this season.

Almagro's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Deportivo Madryn that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Deportivo Morón's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Almagro playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 Almagro wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The attacking power of Almagro when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Almagro have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Estudiantes Río CuartoL. Silba
L. Silba
14 goals
AlmagroN. Servetto
N. Servetto
10 goals
AlmagroM. Rueda
M. Rueda
5 goals

Estudiantes Río Cuarto missing players

Almagro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Estudiantes Río Cuarto Almagro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
11 7 2 Won W 1 5 12
12 6 2 Drew D 0 4 8
5 1 1 Lost L 3 5 9
32 22 7 Scored S 2 12 28
26 11 6 Conceded C 5 15 27
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 90%
71% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 55%
29% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 34%
18% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 64% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 38%
36% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 43% 38%
32% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 34%
 
4 5.5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.5 4.8
5.5 4.7 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.9 4.1
2.5 1.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.3 2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
7.1 8.6 6.6 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 9.6 9.2
3.2 3.7 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 4 3.5
36% 42% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 21% 28%
 
8 7.5 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.1 8.6
3.2 3 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 3.2
Key stats in Primera B Nacional this season:
  • Almagro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Estudiantes Río Cuarto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estudiantes Río Cuarto have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Belgrano 28 18 6 4 33 19 15 12 2 1 22 9 13 6 4 3 11 10 14 60
2 San Martin Tucuman 29 13 13 3 34 18 14 8 5 1 15 5 15 5 8 2 19 13 16 52
3 Instituto 29 14 10 5 35 21 14 10 4 0 21 6 15 4 6 5 14 15 14 52
4 All Boys 29 12 14 3 40 24 15 8 7 0 28 13 14 4 7 3 12 11 16 50
5 Gimnasia Mendoza 29 12 12 5 31 13 15 9 3 3 19 6 14 3 9 2 12 7 18 48
6 Estudiantes Caseros 30 13 8 9 28 25 15 8 6 1 17 8 15 5 2 8 11 17 3 47
7 Independiente Rivadavia 29 12 9 8 37 27 14 9 3 2 23 9 15 3 6 6 14 18 10 45
8 San Martin San Juan 30 13 6 11 43 34 15 11 1 3 35 12 15 2 5 8 8 22 9 45
9 Defensores de Belgrano 29 11 12 6 31 22 14 5 7 2 14 10 15 6 5 4 17 12 9 45
10 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 28 11 12 5 32 26 14 7 6 1 22 11 14 4 6 4 10 15 6 45
11 Chaco For Ever 29 10 14 5 30 21 14 7 5 2 17 9 15 3 9 3 13 12 9 44
12 Almagro 29 12 8 9 28 27 15 7 4 4 16 12 14 5 4 5 12 15 1 44
13 Deportivo Riestra 28 9 14 5 27 22 14 7 5 2 17 9 14 2 9 3 10 13 5 41
14 Deportivo Maipú 29 9 14 6 35 26 15 6 8 1 24 12 14 3 6 5 11 14 9 38
15 Deportivo Madryn 28 8 14 6 36 29 14 6 4 4 20 14 14 2 10 2 16 15 7 38
16 Brown de Adrogué 28 10 8 10 33 30 14 6 3 5 17 13 14 4 5 5 16 17 3 38
17 Guillermo Brown 29 11 5 13 26 34 14 8 2 4 14 10 15 3 3 9 12 24 -8 38
18 Chacarita Juniors 28 9 10 9 39 35 14 4 7 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 19 21 4 37
19 Deportivo Morón 28 7 15 6 22 17 14 4 8 2 15 9 14 3 7 4 7 8 5 36
20 Quilmes 28 9 9 10 35 37 13 6 5 2 16 11 15 3 4 8 19 26 -2 36
21 Almirante Brown 29 8 12 9 32 34 15 7 7 1 22 13 14 1 5 8 10 21 -2 36
22 Atletico Mitre 29 9 9 11 32 34 14 5 6 3 16 16 15 4 3 8 16 18 -2 36
23 Ferro Carril Oeste 27 9 9 9 23 26 14 6 5 3 11 9 13 3 4 6 12 17 -3 36
24 Agropecuario 29 7 14 8 24 24 14 6 5 3 17 10 15 1 9 5 7 14 0 35
25 Gimnasia Jujuy 28 9 8 11 31 38 14 8 4 2 24 14 14 1 4 9 7 24 -7 35
26 Club Atletico Guemes 28 8 10 10 23 23 14 3 7 4 11 12 14 5 3 6 12 11 0 34
27 San Telmo 28 7 10 11 26 39 14 5 7 2 14 12 14 2 3 9 12 27 -13 31
28 Atlanta 29 6 12 11 22 28 14 3 8 3 12 12 15 3 4 8 10 16 -6 30
29 Temperley 29 5 13 11 26 36 15 3 7 5 15 16 14 2 6 6 11 20 -10 28
30 Villa Dalmine 29 5 13 11 32 46 15 4 7 4 16 18 14 1 6 7 16 28 -14 28
31 Alvarado 29 6 10 13 26 43 15 5 4 6 16 16 14 1 6 7 10 27 -17 28
32 Nueva Chicago 29 5 12 12 29 41 15 4 7 4 14 12 14 1 5 8 15 29 -12 27
33 Atletico Rafaela 28 5 11 12 29 36 14 5 6 3 22 13 14 0 5 9 7 23 -7 26
34 Flandria 29 5 10 14 27 39 15 3 6 6 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -12 25
35 Sacachispas 29 3 16 10 19 32 14 2 7 5 9 13 15 1 9 5 10 19 -13 25
36 Tristan Suarez 28 5 9 14 27 34 14 5 4 5 23 19 14 0 5 9 4 15 -7 24
37 Deportivo Santamarina 29 5 9 15 21 44 14 2 8 4 12 18 15 3 1 11 9 26 -23 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Belgrano 28 18 6 4 33 19 15 12 2 1 22 9 13 6 4 3 11 10 14 60
2 San Martin Tucuman 29 13 13 3 34 18 14 8 5 1 15 5 15 5 8 2 19 13 16 52
3 Instituto 29 14 10 5 35 21 14 10 4 0 21 6 15 4 6 5 14 15 14 52
4 All Boys 29 12 14 3 40 24 15 8 7 0 28 13 14 4 7 3 12 11 16 50
5 Gimnasia Mendoza 29 12 12 5 31 13 15 9 3 3 19 6 14 3 9 2 12 7 18 48
6 Estudiantes Caseros 30 13 8 9 28 25 15 8 6 1 17 8 15 5 2 8 11 17 3 47
7 Independiente Rivadavia 29 12 9 8 37 27 14 9 3 2 23 9 15 3 6 6 14 18 10 45
8 San Martin San Juan 30 13 6 11 43 34 15 11 1 3 35 12 15 2 5 8 8 22 9 45
9 Defensores de Belgrano 29 11 12 6 31 22 14 5 7 2 14 10 15 6 5 4 17 12 9 45
10 Estudiantes Río Cuarto 28 11 12 5 32 26 14 7 6 1 22 11 14 4 6 4 10 15 6 45
11 Chaco For Ever 29 10 14 5 30 21 14 7 5 2 17 9 15 3 9 3 13 12 9 44
12 Almagro 29 12 8 9 28 27 15 7 4 4 16 12 14 5 4 5 12 15 1 44
13 Deportivo Riestra 28 9 14 5 27 22 14 7 5 2 17 9 14 2 9 3 10 13 5 41
14 Deportivo Maipú 29 9 14 6 35 26 15 6 8 1 24 12 14 3 6 5 11 14 9 38
15 Deportivo Madryn 28 8 14 6 36 29 14 6 4 4 20 14 14 2 10 2 16 15 7 38
16 Brown de Adrogué 28 10 8 10 33 30 14 6 3 5 17 13 14 4 5 5 16 17 3 38
17 Guillermo Brown 29 11 5 13 26 34 14 8 2 4 14 10 15 3 3 9 12 24 -8 38
18 Chacarita Juniors 28 9 10 9 39 35 14 4 7 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 19 21 4 37
19 Deportivo Morón 28 7 15 6 22 17 14 4 8 2 15 9 14 3 7 4 7 8 5 36
20 Quilmes 28 9 9 10 35 37 13 6 5 2 16 11 15 3 4 8 19 26 -2 36
21 Almirante Brown 29 8 12 9 32 34 15 7 7 1 22 13 14 1 5 8 10 21 -2 36
22 Atletico Mitre 29 9 9 11 32 34 14 5 6 3 16 16 15 4 3 8 16 18 -2 36
23 Ferro Carril Oeste 27 9 9 9 23 26 14 6 5 3 11 9 13 3 4 6 12 17 -3 36
24 Agropecuario 29 7 14 8 24 24 14 6 5 3 17 10 15 1 9 5 7 14 0 35
25 Gimnasia Jujuy 28 9 8 11 31 38 14 8 4 2 24 14 14 1 4 9 7 24 -7 35
26 Club Atletico Guemes 28 8 10 10 23 23 14 3 7 4 11 12 14 5 3 6 12 11 0 34
27 San Telmo 28 7 10 11 26 39 14 5 7 2 14 12 14 2 3 9 12 27 -13 31
28 Atlanta 29 6 12 11 22 28 14 3 8 3 12 12 15 3 4 8 10 16 -6 30
29 Temperley 29 5 13 11 26 36 15 3 7 5 15 16 14 2 6 6 11 20 -10 28
30 Villa Dalmine 29 5 13 11 32 46 15 4 7 4 16 18 14 1 6 7 16 28 -14 28
31 Alvarado 29 6 10 13 26 43 15 5 4 6 16 16 14 1 6 7 10 27 -17 28
32 Nueva Chicago 29 5 12 12 29 41 15 4 7 4 14 12 14 1 5 8 15 29 -12 27
33 Atletico Rafaela 28 5 11 12 29 36 14 5 6 3 22 13 14 0 5 9 7 23 -7 26
34 Flandria 29 5 10 14 27 39 15 3 6 6 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -12 25
35 Sacachispas 29 3 16 10 19 32 14 2 7 5 9 13 15 1 9 5 10 19 -13 25
36 Tristan Suarez 28 5 9 14 27 34 14 5 4 5 23 19 14 0 5 9 4 15 -7 24
37 Deportivo Santamarina 29 5 9 15 21 44 14 2 8 4 12 18 15 3 1 11 9 26 -23 24

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The Primera B Nacional, often called simply Nacional B, is the second level in the Argentine football league system. It currently has 25 teams playing each other once for a total of 24 fixtures to decide the final league table. The champion is promoted while another can follow through playoff.