Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Estudiantes 1st on 31, Platense 10th on 8. Recent form told a different story for Platense: only 56th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.57 for Platense and 1.19/0.44 for Estudiantes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
Estudiantes carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Platense have 2 wins to Estudiantes's 2, with 3 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Estudiantes: Alexis Castro (70'), Lucas Alario (78')
Key stats
Possession: Platense 52% · Estudiantes 48% · Total shots: 18-16 · On target: 7-8 · Corners: 7-5