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Rosario Central

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Rosario Central go into this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 Torneo Apertura drawn game vs River Plate.

In that match, Rosario Central managed 36% possession and 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Rosario Central, the goalscorers were Sebastián Ferreira (8') and Santiago López Grobin (85'). For their opponents, River Plate had 21 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Lucas Martínez Quarta (18') and Ian Subiabre (61') scored for River Plate.

Rosario Central have managed to score 7 times in their last six outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those same games is 5.

Vélez Sarsfield

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Vélez Sarsfield will go into the meeting following a 2-1 Copa Libertadores win to defeat Peñarol in their previous match.

In that match, Vélez Sarsfield had 71% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Vélez Sarsfield, the goals were scored by Maher Carrizo (80') and Álvaro Montoro (90'). Penarol had 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Leonardo Fernández (48') scored for Peñarol.

A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Vélez Sarsfield has been evident in recent matches. Looking at their last six outings shows that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 6 and Vélez Sarsfield have scored 3. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen if that pattern might be maintained in this upcoming match.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 15/02/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Rosario Central winning 2 of those games, Vélez Sarsfield 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A combined total of 9 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 5 from El Canalla and 4 belonging to El Fortín. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.5.

The last league fixture between the two was Primera División match day 16 on 01/10/2024 when it ended Rosario Central 3-0 Vélez Sarsfield.

On that day, Rosario Central managed 41% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Ignacio Malcorra (28'), Agustín Sández (76') and Kevin Ortíz (85').

At the other end, Vélez Sarsfield had 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Dario Herrera.

📰 Team News: Rosario Central

The Rosario Central boss does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game with a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Vélez Sarsfield

Owing to a completely healthy squad to choose from, the Vélez Sarsfield manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto has no fitness worries whatsoever before this match.

⚡ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Vélez Sarsfield have it within them to put a goal past this Rosario Central lineup, however it may not be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Rosario Central at the end of the 90 minutes. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Peter Guest, 18:03 05/04/2025