Rosario Central vs Vélez Sarsfield Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Rosario Central

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Rosario Central will play in this game coming off the back of a 2-2 Torneo Apertura draw vs River Plate.

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

Rosario Central have celebrated scoring a sum total of 7 times in their last 6 outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those games amounts to 5.

Vélez Sarsfield

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Deportivo Riestra in Torneo Apertura action, Vélez Sarsfield and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Vélez Sarsfield had 77% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Deportivo Riestra got 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Jonathan Herrera (9') scored for Deportivo Riestra.

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Vélez Sarsfield has become noticeable of late. Checking on their last six games reveals that it’s happened 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 6 while Vélez Sarsfield have scored 3.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior 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 after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 9 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from El Canalla and 4 belonging to El Fortín. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.5.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Primera División match day 16 on 01/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Rosario Central 3-0 Vélez Sarsfield.

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

Vélez Sarsfield had 9 shots at goal with 2 on target.

The match was refereed by Dario Herrera.

🗞️ Team News: Rosario Central

The Rosario Central manager has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Vélez Sarsfield

Owing to a completely healthy squad ready to go, the Vélez Sarsfield boss Guillermo Barros Schelotto does not have any fitness concerns 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, 21:02 02/04/2025