The time’s nearly upon us for Torneo Clausura action scheduled for Saturday as Estudiantes Rio Cuarto play against Tigre.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Estudiantes Rio Cuarto v Tigre, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
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Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
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Estudiantes Rio Cuarto will be looking for an improved result here following the 0-2 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Instituto.
In that game, Estudiantes Rio Cuarto managed 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Instituto had 22 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Jeremías Lázaro (18') and Jhon Córdoba (63') scored for Instituto.
It has been seldom in recent times where Estudiantes Rio Cuarto have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Estudiantes Rio Cuarto have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 9 goals on the way.
Tigre
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Tigre come into this clash after a 2-0 Copa Sudamericana win over Alianza Atlético in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Tigre had 51% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Tigre, goals were scored by Jabes Saralegui (47') and Alan Barrionuevo (77'). Alianza Atlético had 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
For 5 of the past six games involving Tigre, a comparatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a paltry 2.17, with the average goals for Matadores standing at 1.33. However, it remains to be seen whether the trend will be maintained in this upcoming game.
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Head to head
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Torneo Apertura match day 1 on 26/01/2026 which ended up with the score at Tigre 2-0 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto.
The match was refereed by Felipe Viola.
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Team News: Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
The Estudiantes Rio Cuarto manager has zero fitness concerns at all before this match thanks to a fully healthy squad to pick from.
It’s our opinion that Estudiantes Rio Cuarto look set to use a 4-4-2 formation this time featuring Agustín Lastra, Raúl Lozano, Gonzalo Maffini, Sergio Ojeda, Facundo Cobos, Nicolas Talpone, Alejandro Cabrera, Tomás González, Mauro Valiente, Javier Ferreira and Martín Garnerone.
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Team News: Tigre
Due to a fully healthy group to choose from, the Tigre manager has no fitness concerns to report before this match.
From our viewpoint, Matadores could decide to begin the game with a 4-4-2 formation with a starting lineup of Felipe Zenobio, Valentín Moreno, Joaquin Laso, Alan Barrionuevo, Federico Álvarez, Martín Garay, Jalil Elias, Bruno Leyes, Elias Cabrera, David Romero and Ignacio Russo.
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Prediction
In our view, Estudiantes Rio Cuarto might need a bit of good fortune to register a score against this Tigre outfit who we reckon will score at least once to put them ahead.
We’re therefore predicting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for Tigre at full-time.
A close call.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, putting your money on Estudiantes Rio Cuarto can be had for 4.2, a bet on a drawn result is 2.85 & staking on a win for Tigre can get you 1.96. Those are the top returns available right now.
Andre Moura,
13:02 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
Formed: 1912
Stadium: The Estadio Ciudad de Río Cuarto (12,000)
Captain: Gonzalo Maffini
Chairman: Alicio Dagatti
Manager: Rubén Forestello
Competitions: Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B)