Estudiantes vs Vélez Sarsfield Prediction: Can Estudiantes maintain their winning momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Estudiantes will face Vélez Sarsfield at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against RB Bragantino for Copa Sudamericana, and a win (2-1) against Platense in the last round of the league. The visitors come from a draw (0-0) against San Lorenzo.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Estudiantes team comes to this game after a draw for the Copa Libertadores (0-0) against RB Bragantino, and a victory in the last round of the league (1-2) against Platense. Against Platense, Estudiantes' team was always the most dangerous. Estudiantes started very well, scoring after 3'. At 31' it would make it 0-2, which Platense would reduce to 1-2 at 40'. Until the end, Estudiantes managed the result well, thus ending up in victory. The Estudiantes team is one of the teams in better form, along with the leader River Plate. In the last 5 league games they have 4 wins and 1 draw. In addition, they have a good record of 6 goals scored and only 2 goals conceded. They are a solid and consistent team, which with this sum of results is already in 5th place, with 24 points.

Vélez Sarsfield's team comes to this game after a draw against San Lorenzo (0-0). It was a divided game, however with few goal opportunities. With this draw, Vélez Sarsfield extends its sequence to 6 games without victories. In these 6 games, the team has 4 draws and 2 defeats. However, the two defeats are both away games. The team has been struggling to play away from home, having conceded 3 goals in those 2 games and was only able to score 1. Vélez Sarsfield is one of the teams in the worst shape at the moment, having added only 3 points in the last 5 games. With this series of results, they have already fallen to 18th place, with 16 points.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams Estudiantes has won 2, Vélez Sarsfield has won 2, and there’s 1 draw. Goals were scored in every match, with the last 3 having 3 or more goals.

Estudiantes are favorites for this match, but it won’t be an easy match against a tough team like Vélez.