Sarmiento are set to play against Platense in Sunday’s Torneo Apertura clash.
Our Sarmiento v Platense tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Sarmiento
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Sarmiento, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 Torneo Apertura triumph versus Vélez Sarsfield.
In that match, Sarmiento managed 33% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Sarmiento was Franco Frías (71'). On the other side, Velez Sarsfield had 18 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
Their latest results show that not much more can be done by the Sarmiento defence. Sarmiento have been stingy, with the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 clashes standing at 4. It will be interesting to find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Platense
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In their last game, Platense drew 0-0 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Rosario Central.
In that game, Platense had 47% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Rosario Central got 10 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
A run of effective showings from the Platense defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their last 6 clashes overall. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 4.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 20/02/2022 shows that Sarmiento have won 1 of them and Platense 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined sum of 6 goals were produced between them in this period, with 1 of them for Verde and 5 coming from Platense. That is an average goals per game value of 1.
The last league fixture between these sides was Primera División match day 24 on 27/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sarmiento 1-0 Platense.
That day, Sarmiento had 45% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Joaquín Gho (45').
On the other side, Platense had 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
The match was refereed by Luis Lobo.
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Team News: Sarmiento
The Sarmiento boss will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to select from.
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Team News: Platense
Thanks to a completely healthy group available to select from, the Platense boss does not have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this match.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that Sarmiento might have a difficult job to find the net against this Platense lineup who we think will be able to grind out a win.
We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Platense after 90 minutes.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the 90 minute result market, a win for Sarmiento is best priced at 3.75, a bet on the draw is 2.8 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Platense will get you 2.3. Those are the top returns on offer at present.
Lucas Pereira,
04:02 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sarmiento
Formed: 1911
Stadium: The Estadio Eva Perón (23,156)
Captain: Juan Insaurralde
Chairman: Fernando Chiófalo
Manager: Javier Sanguinetti
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone B), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B)
🔑 Key Man: Iván Morales
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Iván Morales was born in Longaví, Chile. Having played his first senior match for Cruz Azul in the 2021 - 2022 season, the goalscoring Forward has struck 3 league goals in this Primera División 2024 campaign so far in a total of 22 appearances.