📏 Form Guide
Rosario Central DWDWWW 📈
Rosario Central fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-0 Torneo Apertura victory versus Independiente.
In that match, Rosario Central had 42% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For their opponents, Independiente had 8 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Adrián Spörle (20' Own goal) was the scorer for Independiente.
Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that not much more can be done by the Rosario Central defence. Rosario Central have been stingy, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their last six clashes standing at 3.
Estudiantes de La Plata DLWDLW ⚖
Estudiantes de La Plata come into this meeting following a 0-3 Copa Libertadores win in the defeat of Universidad de Chile in their last game.
In that game, Estudiantes de La Plata had 40% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For Estudiantes de La Plata, the scorers were Tiago Palacios (22'), Santiago Ascacíbar (31') and Guido Carrillo (39'). Universidad de Chile got 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.
A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Estudiantes de La Plata has become apparent in recent matches. Examining their last 6 outings shows that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 7 and Estudiantes de La Plata have scored 5. Nevertheless, time will tell if that trend will continue on in this next game.
↔️ Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 26/04/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Rosario Central winning 1 of those games, Estudiantes de La Plata 1 and 4 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A sum of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 of them for El Canalla and 6 created by Los Pincharratas. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.
The previous league match between the two was Primera División match day 23 on 20/11/2024 and the score finished Estudiantes de La Plata 1-1 Rosario Central.
In that game, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 56% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was José Sosa (29').
On the other side, Rosario Central got 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. Jaminton Campaz (43') scored.
The match was refereed by Dario Herrera.
🗞️ Team News: Rosario Central
The Rosario Central manager will be grateful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game with a fully healthy group to pick from.
We think that El Canalla will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Jorge Broun, Emanuel Coronel, Facundo Mallo, Carlos Quintana, Agustín Sández, Franco Ibarra, Federico Navarro, Gaspar Duarte, Ignacio Malcorra, Santiago López and Enzo Copetti.
📰 Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata
Owing to a completely healthy squad to choose from, the Estudiantes de La Plata boss Eduardo Domínguez has no fitness worries whatsoever before this match.
From our viewpoint, Los Pincharratas appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, settling for Matías Mansilla, Eric Meza, Santiago Núñez, Facundo Rodriguez, Santiago Arzamendia, Santiago Ascacibar, Gabriel Neves, Tiago Palacios, Cristian Medina, J. Tobio Burgos and Guido Carrillo.
🧠 Prediction
Our feeling is that Estudiantes de La Plata are likely to score a goal against this Rosario Central lineup, although it probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.
Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Rosario Central by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what eventuates.
Peter Guest, 19:00 10/05/2025