Estudiantes de La Plata vs Vélez Sarsfield Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Estudiantes de La Plata

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Estudiantes de La Plata prepare for this fixture following on from a 1-1 Copa de la Liga Profesional tied result vs Boca Juniors.

In that match, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 51% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Estudiantes de La Plata was Edwuin Cetré (76'). For their opponents, Boca Juniors had 8 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Miguel Ángel Merentiel (41') was the scorer for Boca Juniors. The game was won 3-1 by Estudiantes de La Plata on penalties.

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that quality has been evident in the Estudiantes de La Plata backline. Estudiantes de La Plata have been stingy, with the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past 6 outings standing at 4.

Vélez Sarsfield

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Last time out, Vélez Sarsfield drew 0-0 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional match with Argentinos Juniors.

In that game, Vélez Sarsfield managed 27% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Argentinos Juniors had 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Vélez Sarsfield ran out winners after a 4-2 penalty shootout.

It has become apparent that Vélez Sarsfield have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous six encounters, recording the disappointing return of just 4. In those fixtures, El Fortín have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 2. Having said that, it remains to be seen if the trend might continue on here in this game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings dating back to 28/11/2021 shows that Estudiantes de La Plata have won 3 of these games and Vélez Sarsfield 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.

18 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 for Los Pincharratas and 10 for El Fortín. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The last league contest between these clubs was Superliga match day 15 on 08/05/2023 when it finished Estudiantes de La Plata 2-0 Vélez Sarsfield.

On that occasion, Estudiantes de La Plata managed 56% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gaston Benedetti (59', 91').

At the other end, Vélez Sarsfield got 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Ariel Penel.

🗞️ Team News: Estudiantes de La Plata

Federico Fernández (Muscle injury) and Javier Altamirano (Cerebral hemorrhage) will be missing for Estudiantes de La Plata boss Eduardo Domínguez.

📋 Team News: Vélez Sarsfield

Vélez Sarsfield manager Gustavo Quinteros has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ricardo Centurión (Knee problems), Matías Pellegrini (Muscle injury) and Yeison Gordillo (Knee injury) are not ready for selection.

🧠 Prediction

Our thinking is that Vélez Sarsfield and Estudiantes de La Plata may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That’s why we have predicted a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 04:00 04/05/2024