The stage is set for Primera B Nacional and Estudiantes Río Cuarto - Alvarado. In this preview you'll find numbers, scores, analysis, trends and stories!
- Estudiantes Río Cuarto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alvarado have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
These teams have little in common geographically as Alvarado have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This could be an interesting fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Estudiantes Río Cuarto form and stats
Estudiantes Río Cuarto are steadily winning Primera B Nacional games and points here at Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto. 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games. After failing to beat All Boys here at Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto, Estudiantes has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Estudiantes Río Cuarto lost their last game at Flandria (placed 18th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Up until that match this team had gone eight consecutive league meetings without a defeat. The penalty miss from Bajamich in the defeat against Flandria was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Before that, a fine away win at Banfield. A Copa Argentina match.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Estudiantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. Estudiantes Río Cuarto have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alvarado form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alvarado so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-6 (win-draw-lose).
Alvarado are looking to quickly end their 306 minutes long goal drought in the Primera B Nacional.
There were no winners in Alvarado's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Defensores de Belgrano (placed 10th).
Prior to that match, the Alvarado manager Martínez faced defeat when travelling to Almirante Brown and losing 0-1.Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's last 10 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Alvarado when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. In the opposite end, Alvarado have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled previously this season: Alvarado - Estudiantes Río Cuarto 2-1. Estudiantes Río Cuarto-Alvarado H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Estudiantes Río Cuarto four wins, Alvarado two wins, one draw. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bajamich 7 goals |   S. Ramírez 7 goals |  J. Fernández 5 goals |
Estudiantes Río Cuarto missing players
Alvarado missing players
| Estudiantes Río Cuarto | Alvarado | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 23 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | 28 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 85% | 81% |
| 52% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | 65% |
| 19% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 23% |
| 7% | 15% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 23% | 12% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 4% |
| 30% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 54% | 38% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 23% | 38% |
| 37% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 42% |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.1 | 9.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 23% | 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 24% |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
- Alvarado have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Alvarado 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.
- Estudiantes Río Cuarto 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 | Almirante Brown | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 47 |
| 2 | Agropecuario | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | Deportivo Moron | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Nueva Chicago | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Temperley | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | San Martin San Juan | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | San Martin Tucuman | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Estudiantes Río Cuarto | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 39 |
| 10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 11 | Defensores Unidos | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Patronato | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Club Atletico Guemes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Alvarado | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | All Boys | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Almagro | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Guillermo Brown | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Flandria | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 26 |
| 19 | San Telmo | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 23 |
