Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 01, 2026

Estudiantes Río Cuarto vs Sarmiento: match statistics

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Estudiantes Río Cuarto vs Sarmiento: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Estudiantes Río Cuarto plays Sarmiento in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026.

Recent form

Estudiantes Río Cuarto has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Sarmiento has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Estudiantes Río Cuarto scores 0.31 goals per game and allows 1.50. Sarmiento scores 0.81 and allows 1.25. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 19% of Estudiantes Río Cuarto's games and 38% of Sarmiento's. The Over 2.5 rates are 25% and 44%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Estudiantes Río Cuarto has the higher season xG average, 1.28 to 1.23 per game. Estudiantes Río Cuarto takes 11.3 shots per game, while Sarmiento takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Estudiantes Río Cuarto leads at halftime in 13% of its games and scores 0.13 goals per game after halftime. Sarmiento leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.31 after halftime.

When the teams score

Estudiantes Río Cuarto's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). For Sarmiento, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.08 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 34% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.80)
(3.00)
(2.75)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.31Goals scored / game0.81
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
1.5Goals allowed / game1.25
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
48%Average possession48%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
2.31Shots on target / game3.56
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.25Shots per game9.94
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
2.31Shots on target3.56
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
2.8%Shot conversion8.2%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
48%Possession48%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
1.28xG for1.23
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
1.47xG against1.75
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

Shooting quality

Estudiantes Río Cuarto: BalancedSarmiento: Balanced
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
Accuracy (shots on target)21%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.130.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sarmiento is 500% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Estudiantes Río Cuarto · 1.2 pts / game - Sarmiento

Estudiantes Río Cuarto
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
6% W13% R81% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-13
0.31 pts / game · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-6
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sarmiento
WLLWL
Season result split
38% W6% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-9
1.19 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sarmiento is 161% better for: goals scored per game.

0.31 goals / game - Estudiantes Río Cuarto · 0.81 goals / game - Sarmiento

Sarmiento is 20% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Estudiantes Río Cuarto · 1.25 goals / game - Sarmiento

Estudiantes Río Cuarto scoring profile: more difficult

Estudiantes Río Cuarto scores in 25% of games (4 of 16 meczów), while Sarmiento keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

Sarmiento scoring profile: strong

Sarmiento scores in 63% of games (10 of 16 meczów), while Estudiantes Río Cuarto keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

5Goals scored (season)13
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
24Goals conceded (season)20
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
1.81Average goals per game2.06
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
2Goals scored (last 5)5
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

How often they score at least...

25%1 goal63%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%2 goals19%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0%3 goals0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0%4 goals0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal69%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
56%2 goals38%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%3 goals13%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%4 goals6%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

19%
Estudiantes Río Cuarto - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.3 of 16 meczów
45%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%Scored in both halves6%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
40%BTTS - last 560%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time31%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sarmiento is 70% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.81 pts / game - Estudiantes Río Cuarto · 1.38 pts / game - Sarmiento

Estudiantes Río Cuarto - half-time state
13% leading44% draw44% trailing
Sarmiento - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.81Points per game (1st half)1.38
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.19Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.75Average goals (1st half)1
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
56%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
81%No goal before half-time63%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

After half-time (2nd half)

0.56Points per game (2nd half)0.69
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.31
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
1.06Average goals (2nd half)1.06
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
38%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento
88%No goal after half-time69%
Estudiantes Río CuartoSarmiento

Estudiantes Río Cuarto - second-half results

6% W38% R56% P
13
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding46%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 6%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sarmiento - second-half results

6% W50% R44% P
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Estudiantes Río Cuarto - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.80
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.20.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sarmiento - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Estudiantes Río Cuarto
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
5
46-60
0
4
61-75
1
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Sarmiento
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
4
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
1
4
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.94
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-48%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
16%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
29%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.97
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
26%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Sarmiento

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

Estudiantes Río CuartoLigaSarmiento
Average goals per game 1.812.08 2.06
Both teams scored 19%45% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%34% 44%
Clean sheets 19%34% 31%
Goal before half-time 56%61% 75%
Goal after half-time 69%71% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.08
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Estudiantes Río Cuarto's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Sarmiento. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Estudiantes Río Cuarto and Sarmiento play?

Estudiantes Río Cuarto face Sarmiento on September 4, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Estudiantes Río Cuarto vs Sarmiento?

Estudiantes Río Cuarto score 0.31 goals per game on average and Sarmiento 0.81. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 19% of Estudiantes Río Cuarto's matches and 38% of Sarmiento's.

What form are Estudiantes Río Cuarto and Sarmiento in?

Over the last 5 games Estudiantes Río Cuarto have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Sarmiento 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Estudiantes Río Cuarto vs Sarmiento?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.