Estudiantes vs Rosario Prediction: Will Estudiantes draw again for the 5th straight time?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Estudiantes will face Rosario at Stadium Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) against Central Cordoba. The visitors come into this game after a loss (0-1) against San Lorenzo.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Estudiantes come into this game after a 1-1 draw against Central Cordoba. Estudiantes got on the front foot in the first half, with a goal from Manyoma in the 13th minute after the assist of Palacios, making it 1-0. Estudiantes responded, gaining more of the ball (53% to Central Córdoba's 47%), and generating more goal attempts (7 v Central Córdoba’s 4). In first-half injury time, Atencio equalised for the home team in the 45+2 minute, after Barrios provided an assist. Estudiantes dominated the first half and Central Córdoba pressed more, while Estudiantes played more direct shots. In the second half, Central Córdoba pressed for possession and had 63% of the ball, but both sides became less frenetic about getting shots on goal, as Central Córdoba only had 3 attempts to Estudiantes' 4. Neither team was willing to open up and make chances, so it was a tale of the shots, with Estudiantes as the only team to get a shot on target. Both teams made some freshness in the substitutions, but didn’t change the dynamics of the match. Central Córdoba had more shots (10 to 8) and more possession (58% to Estudiantes' 42% overall). But while they had little to show for it, Estudiantes were better at the few chances they had, for their defensive solidity above all, with 3 of the goalkeeper's saves. Both sides had moments of improvement but without the consistency required to make themselves stand out on the scoreboard, the draw was a fair result. With this result, Estudiantes is in 12th place in the table with 30 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, and 4 draws, with a record of 25 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

Rosario comes into this game after a 0-1 loss against San Lorenzo. This game was quite a tense match and it seems that the only thing that was crucial for achieving the victory was the accuracy. In the first half, Rosario Central had the initiative in possession (54% to 46%), while San Lorenzo profited from offence from the counter. Rosario had more of the ball and more desire to attack as it created five shots on goal and scored only one. San Lorenzo, however, had 10 shots and two of them were on target and made them look like a more dangerous side and yet the first half ended goalless. In the second half there was the goal that broke the deadlock. At the 72nd minute, Bustos was able to convert an opportunity thus scoring for the team of San Lorenzo putting the team ahead on the score line. From that moment, Rosario stepped up the pressure for the equalizer; they had a higher dominance with the ball, with 62% and made eight attempts on goal. Nevertheless, San Lorenzo’s defense held up very well thus denying Rosario any chance to score, the later rarely penetrated into the opponents’ box, and only did that in the second half hitting the target once. All in all, Rosario Central generated 13 shots against goal and the same to San Lorenzo but the divergence was in efficiency and discipline. The game was interrupted several times due to many fouls; Rosario made as many as 18 fouls and San Lorenzo made 17 fouls altogether. Nonetheless, San Lorenzo was more effective in terms of the transition and Bustos’ goal that clinched the victory, 0-1. With this result, Rosario is in 21th place in the table with 25 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 3 draws, and 2 losses, with a record of 23 goals scored and 22 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Estudiantes has won 1, Rosario has won 1, and they drew another 3. Goals were scored in 4 of those games, and with both teams scoring in 3 of the matches.

Estudiantes is expected to get a draw or a win in this match.