Estudiantes de La Plata vs Botafogo Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 24)

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Estudiantes de La Plata

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Estudiantes de La Plata will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-0 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Boca Juniors.

In that match, Estudiantes de La Plata had 51% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Boca Juniors had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Carlos Palacios (49') and Miguel Ángel Merentiel (64') scored for Boca Juniors.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Estudiantes de La Plata have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Estudiantes de La Plata have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals during that time. Putting that to one side, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern will persist in this match.

Botafogo

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Since being beaten in their last game against Atlético Mineiro in Serie A action, Botafogo and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Botafogo had 45% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Atletico Mineiro had 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Tomás Cuello (48') was the scorer for Atlético Mineiro.

The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Botafogo has been evident in recent matches. A glance at their last 6 meetings shows that it has happened 5 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 4 and Botafogo have scored 6.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league contest between these sides was Copa Libertadores match day 6 on 26/05/2017 when the final score was Estudiantes de La Plata 1-0 Botafogo.

ℹ️ Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata

The Estudiantes de La Plata boss Eduardo Domínguez will be happy not to have any fitness worries at all before this match thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

📰 Team News: Botafogo

Botafogo manager Renato Paiva has to currently contend with reduced team options. Bastos (Knee injury), Nathan Fernandes (Thigh problems), Santiago Rodríguez (Leg injury) and Marçal (Fitness) are not able to play.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment is that Botafogo certainly have the ability to find the net against this Estudiantes de La Plata side, however that probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Estudiantes de La Plata at the end of this one. Should be a good one.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Looking at the bookies’ prices on the full-time result market, staking on Estudiantes de La Plata can be had for 2.15, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.2 & putting your money on the winner to be Botafogo comes in at 3.6. Those are the best prices offered right now.

Lucas Pereira, 11:00 21/04/2025