Soccer betting preview: Platense welcomes Estudiantes in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López (31000 seats)

Platense make preparations for this match after their 2-0 result against Argentinos Juniors, a fixture they learned a lot from. What will happen against Estudiantes?

Insights:
  • Platense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Platense and Estudiantes 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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Platense form and stats

The overall Superliga results at home this season for Platense are 3-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Platense are confident in defense, having played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Platense enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Argentinos Juniors's place. The match ended 2-0 with Costa and Morgantini scoring. Costa, defender, was given a rating of 8.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Costa scored one goal and won 12 of 17 duels.

Before that, Platense drew at home versus Talleres Cordoba.

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 Platense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Platense has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Platense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches.

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Estudiantes form and stats

Estudiantes have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-1-5 (7 played).

The Estudiantes goalkeeper Mariano Gonzalo Andujar is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 260 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Estudiantes are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Patronato (placed 11th). Defender Castro was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Castro scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 6 of 12 duels.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Union Santa Fe.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Estudiantes in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Estudiantes, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

A bet on few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Estudiantes as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Estudiantes have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Platense-Estudiantes H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Platense zero wins, Estudiantes one win, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EstudiantesM. Boselli
M. Boselli
12 goals
EstudiantesL. Díaz
L. Díaz
8 goals
EstudiantesL. Castro Cáceres
L. Castro Cáceres
4 goals

Platense missing players

Estudiantes missing players

Platense Estudiantes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 14 31
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 14
11 6 3 Drew D 2 5 9
11 4 1 Lost L 2 6 8
29 14 4 Scored S 8 22 50
36 12 3 Conceded C 10 23 38
87% 80% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
70% 60% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 74%
40% 27% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 64% 58%
20% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 43% 32%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 21% 16%
47% 40% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 79% 68%
30% 40% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 23%
37% 40% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 14% 16%
 
5 6.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.1 3.9
5.3 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.4 4.7 4.5
2.5 2.6 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.3
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.1 11.7 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.2 11.4
3.6 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.3 4.3
27% 23% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 38%
 
12.3 10.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 12.9 11.1
4.2 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 5 3.8
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Platense 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 Atletico Tucuman 16 9 5 2 19 8 8 6 2 0 14 3 8 3 3 2 5 5 11 32
2 Gimnasia La Plata 16 8 6 2 16 7 7 5 2 0 9 1 9 3 4 2 7 6 9 30
3 Huracan 16 7 7 2 19 12 7 4 2 1 10 4 9 3 5 1 9 8 7 28
4 Godoy Cruz 16 8 4 4 20 14 7 5 2 0 11 4 9 3 2 4 9 10 6 28
5 Argentinos Juniors 16 8 3 5 18 14 9 6 1 2 12 7 7 2 2 3 6 7 4 27
6 River Plate 16 7 5 4 25 14 7 4 1 2 11 6 9 3 4 2 14 8 11 26
7 Boca Juniors 16 8 2 6 21 21 9 6 1 2 16 12 7 2 1 4 5 9 0 26
8 Racing Club 16 6 7 3 23 14 8 4 3 1 15 6 8 2 4 2 8 8 9 25
9 Platense 16 6 7 3 17 13 8 3 5 0 9 4 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 25
10 San Lorenzo 16 5 9 2 22 17 9 2 7 0 13 10 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 24
11 Patronato 16 6 5 5 22 19 8 5 2 1 12 5 8 1 3 4 10 14 3 23
12 Estudiantes 16 6 4 6 16 17 9 5 3 1 11 7 7 1 1 5 5 10 -1 22
13 Union Santa Fe 15 6 4 5 20 22 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 3 2 2 11 11 -2 22
14 Newell's Old Boys 16 5 5 6 14 16 8 2 4 2 7 6 8 3 1 4 7 10 -2 20
15 Barracas Central 16 5 5 6 18 24 9 4 2 3 12 12 7 1 3 3 6 12 -6 20
16 Tigre 16 4 7 5 22 21 8 3 4 1 11 6 8 1 3 4 11 15 1 19
17 Arsenal de Sarandi 16 3 10 3 16 17 8 2 5 1 8 8 8 1 5 2 8 9 -1 19
18 Sarmiento 16 5 4 7 16 20 8 4 2 2 11 8 8 1 2 5 5 12 -4 19
19 Rosario Central 16 5 4 7 12 16 8 4 1 3 6 6 8 1 3 4 6 10 -4 19
20 Banfield 16 4 6 6 15 17 9 1 4 4 9 13 7 3 2 2 6 4 -2 18
21 Central Cordoba SdE 16 5 3 8 19 23 8 3 1 4 10 12 8 2 2 4 9 11 -4 18
22 Defensa y Justicia 16 4 6 6 14 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 8 2 1 5 7 12 -4 18
23 Colón 16 4 6 6 13 18 8 3 3 2 9 10 8 1 3 4 4 8 -5 18
24 Talleres Cordoba 15 3 6 6 12 15 8 3 2 3 9 9 7 0 4 3 3 6 -3 15
25 Independiente 16 3 6 7 15 19 8 2 3 3 6 8 8 1 3 4 9 11 -4 15
26 Aldosivi 16 3 4 9 10 23 7 2 1 4 5 9 9 1 3 5 5 14 -13 13
27 Velez Sarsfield 16 1 9 6 17 22 7 1 4 2 7 7 9 0 5 4 10 15 -5 12
28 Lanus 16 2 5 9 14 24 7 2 3 2 8 8 9 0 2 7 6 16 -10 11

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.