Estudiantes vs Central Cordoba Prediction: Can Estudiantes return to winning ways?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Estudiantes will face Central Cordoba at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata. The home side head here after a win (4-0) in Copa Sudamericana against Oriente Petrolero, and a draw against San Lorenzo in the last round of the league. The visitors arrive here after a draw (0-0) against Gimnasia L.P.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Estudiantes' team comes to this game after a victory in the Copa Sudamericana and a draw (1-1) against San Lorenzo. The Estudiantes team was superior throughout the match, ending up sinning in the final moments. The team started very strong in the 1st half, reaching the goal at 21', and wasting a few more occasions. In the 2nd half, the San Lorenzo team created more goal opportunities and reached a tie at 58'. When the end of the game was expected, the Estudiantes team had a final at 90+10', however, this would end up being wasted and the game would end up in a draw. With this result, the team dropped to 5th place, with 36 points. In the last matches for the league, the team presented some difficulties. In the last 5 games, the team has 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses, having not won any of the last 2 games. In that period they scored 7 goals and conceded 4.

The Central Cordoba team comes to this game after a draw (0-0) against Gimnasia La Plata. Despite the 0-0 score, it was a well-played game with numerous opportunities created by both teams. Gimnasia's team would start better in the 1st half, creating more goal opportunities. In the 2nd half, Central Cordoba would have the best opportunities. But both teams would show problems at the time of completion, thus ending the game tied at zero. The Central Cordoba team is going through a good moment, not losing any of the last 5 games, 4 of them for the league. In the last 5 league games only the team has 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss, having scored 4 goals and conceded only 3.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Estudiantes has won 2, Central Cordoba has won 1, and there’s 2 draws. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 4 of those matches.

Estudiantes is favorite to win this game, yet Central Cordoba is an extremely difficult team to beat right now. Not many goals are expected.