With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Estudiantes fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against San Martín Tucumán.
Estudiantes and San Martín Tucumán 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.
Estudiantes form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Estudiantes are 5-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).Happy days for Estudiantes in their previous game, a Superliga match away at Huracan (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Gimnasia La Plata in a game that was won 1-0.
Estudiantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 11 goals in 11 matches. Estudiantes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
San Martín Tucumán form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for San Martín Tucumán as they have only collected 9 points from their 11 away games. San Martín Tucumán only has 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Boca Juniors with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Huracan with the score of 3-1.
San Martín Tucumán find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures. The San Martín Tucumán manager R. Caruso Lombardi has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bieler 4 goals / 2 assists |  L. Acevedo 4 goals |  A. Costa 4 goals / 1 assists |
Estudiantes missing players
San Martín Tucumán missing players
| Estudiantes | San Martín Tucumán | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 83% |
| 61% | 55% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 78% |
| 26% | 18% | Over 2.5 | 42% | 52% |
| 4% | 9% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 17% |
| 43% | 36% | Both teams to score | 58% | 57% |
| 30% | 45% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 22% |
| 26% | 18% | Failed To Score | 33% | 39% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 47 |
| 4 | River Plate | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 5 | Atlético Tucumán | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Vélez Sarsfield | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Unión Santa Fe | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Talleres Córdoba | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Independiente | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 10 | Huracán | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Aldosivi | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Tigre | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Lanús | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Banfield | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 | Estudiantes | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 18 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 25 |
| 19 | Patronato | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Belgrano | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 21 |
| 23 | Colón | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 24 | San Martín San Juan | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 25 | San Martín Tucumán | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 26 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 20 |
