CA Sarmiento vs CA Independiente Prediction: Backing Sarmiento to Win at Home

In the upcoming fixture of Matchday 19 of the Argentine Primera Division, Sarmiento will play Independiente at the Eva Person Stadium in Junin. Sarmiento stands 18th with 6 wins and 22 points from 18 games played. On the other hand, Independiente stands 23rd with 4 wins and 18 points from 18 games played so far. When the last these two sides played, the game ended in a draw. Both these teams are playing against each other after a gap of almost 11 months. 

Going in the game against Independiente, Sarmiento is coming off a defeat against Union (1-0) in which they all failed as a unit to find the equalizer. Before that Sarmiento clicked as a unit and won over Aldosivi (1-2). With a goal scoring average of 1 goal per game, Sarmiento will look to play normally and focus on doing all things by the book. If Sarmiento manages to keep their formation and overall gameplay normal, we can expect them to come hard at the visitors. 

• Lisandro Lopez
• Guido Mainero
• Jonathan Torres

After losing to Gimnasia LP, Independiente managed to come back hard at Aldosivi. In the last game, Independiente scored three goals up front in which Facundo Ferreyra, Leandro Miguel Fernandez, and Damian Batallini contributed to the task. With a goal scoring average of 1.1 goals per game, Independiente will look to fancy its chances and win the game. However, much will be depending on the shoulders of Leandro Benegas who has the most shots on target for Independiente.

• Leandro Benegas
• Leandro Miguel
• Damian Batallini

Going in the game, Sarmiento will have the much advantage as they are playing at home with much reinforced attack. The game total is expected to be under 2.5 and Sarmiento to score in the first half of play. 

• Club Atletico Sarmiento to Win for 2.8
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.7
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.54