Estudiantes de La Plata will play Tigre in Monday’s forthcoming Torneo Apertura clash.
View all Estudiantes de La Plata v Tigre tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Estudiantes de La Plata
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Estudiantes de La Plata will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-0 Copa Libertadores success over Botafogo.
In that game, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 52% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Estudiantes de La Plata was Guido Carrillo (38'). For their opponents, Botafogo had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
It has been seldom in recent times that Estudiantes de La Plata have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Estudiantes de La Plata have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 8 goals on the way.
Tigre
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Last time out, Tigre drew 0-0 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Belgrano.
In that match, Tigre managed 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. Belgrano got 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
In the course of their 6 previous matches, Tigre have found the back of the net 5 times - earning them the goals per game average of 0.83.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes going back to 19/04/2022 shows us that Estudiantes de La Plata have won 3 of these and Tigre 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
A combined total of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Los Pincharratas and 5 being from Matadores. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.
The previous league fixture between these clubs was Primera División match day 1 on 12/05/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Tigre 0-1 Estudiantes de La Plata.
On that occasion, Tigre managed 59% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
At the other end, Estudiantes de La Plata got 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Mauro Méndez (10') was the scorer.
The referee was Carlos Andrés Gariano.
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Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata
The Estudiantes de La Plata boss Eduardo Domínguez doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this game owing to a fully injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Tigre
Due to a fully injury-free group available to choose from, the Tigre manager doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Tigre may find it difficult to break down this Estudiantes de La Plata side who should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
That’s why our selection here is for a good tussle with a 1-0 advantage for Estudiantes de La Plata at the end of this game.
Let’s see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, the win for Estudiantes de La Plata is best priced at 1.95, a wager on a drawn result is 3.4 & putting your money on the win for Tigre comes in at 4.2. These are the top bets being offered at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
09:02 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Estudiantes de La Plata
Formed: 1905
Stadium: The Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi (32,530)
Captain: José Sosa
Chairman: Juan Sebastián Verón
Manager: Eduardo Domínguez
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone A), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Libertadores (Group A)
⭐ Key Player: Santiago Ascacíbar
Normally playing in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Santiago Ascacíbar was born in La Plata, Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Estudiantes de La Plata in the 2016 - 2017 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has struck 4 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign to date in a total of 22 appearances.