Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 23 July 2026

Estudiantes vs Independiente: match statistics

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Estudiantes vs Independiente: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Estudiantes play Independiente in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 26 July 2026 at 22:15.

Current form

Estudiantes: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Independiente: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Estudiantes scores 1.12 and concedes 0.47 goals per match. Independiente scores 1.47 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Estudiantes 24%, Independiente 71%. Over 2.5: Estudiantes 24%, Independiente 41%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Estudiantes has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.48. Estudiantes: 13.3 shots per match, Independiente: 12.7.

Match halves

Estudiantes: half-time lead 6%, second-half goals 1.00. Independiente: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.82.

Goals by minute

Estudiantes: 46-60 (7 goals). Independiente: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.08 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-2-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.29)
(2.98)
(3.56)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

EstudiantesIndependiente
1.12Goals scored / match1.47
EstudiantesIndependiente
0.47Goals conceded / match1.35
EstudiantesIndependiente
53%Average possession53%
EstudiantesIndependiente
4.88Shots on target / match4.06
EstudiantesIndependiente

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.35Shots per match12.71
EstudiantesIndependiente
4.88Shots on target4.06
EstudiantesIndependiente
8.4%Shot conversion11.6%
EstudiantesIndependiente
53%Possession53%
EstudiantesIndependiente
1.57xG for1.48
EstudiantesIndependiente
1.27xG against1.27
EstudiantesIndependiente

Shooting quality

Estudiantes: BalancedIndependiente: Balanced
EstudiantesIndependiente
Accuracy (shots on target)37%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.36

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Estudiantes is 43% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Estudiantes · 1.4 pts / match - Independiente

Estudiantes
WWDWL
Season result split
53% W24% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-4
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Independiente
DWLWL
Season result split
35% W35% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-5
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Independiente is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.12 goals / match - Estudiantes · 1.47 goals / match - Independiente

Estudiantes is 187% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.47 goals / match - Estudiantes · 1.35 goals / match - Independiente

Estudiantes scoring profile: strong

Estudiantes scores in 59% of matches (10 of 17 matches), while Independiente keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Independiente scoring profile: strong

Independiente scores in 94% of matches (16 of 17 matches), while Estudiantes keeps a clean sheet in 53% (9 of 17 matches).

19Goals scored (season)25
EstudiantesIndependiente
8Goals conceded (season)23
EstudiantesIndependiente
1.59Average goals in match2.82
EstudiantesIndependiente
5Goals scored (last 5)7
EstudiantesIndependiente
2Goals conceded (last 5)8
EstudiantesIndependiente

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal94%
EstudiantesIndependiente
35%2 goals35%
EstudiantesIndependiente
6%3 goals12%
EstudiantesIndependiente
6%4 goals6%
EstudiantesIndependiente

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal76%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%2 goals35%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%3 goals18%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%4 goals6%
EstudiantesIndependiente

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time41%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%BTTS in both halves6%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%Scored in both halves18%
EstudiantesIndependiente

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
EstudiantesIndependiente
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
EstudiantesIndependiente
20%BTTS - last 580%
EstudiantesIndependiente

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

29%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
EstudiantesIndependiente
6%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
EstudiantesIndependiente
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
EstudiantesIndependiente

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
EstudiantesIndependiente
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
EstudiantesIndependiente
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
EstudiantesIndependiente

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Independiente is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.88 pts / match - Estudiantes · 1.24 pts / match - Independiente

Estudiantes - half-time state
6% leading71% draw24% trailing
Independiente - half-time state
24% leading53% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per match (1st half)1.24
EstudiantesIndependiente
0.12Goals scored (1st half)0.65
EstudiantesIndependiente
0.24Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
EstudiantesIndependiente
0.35Average goals (1st half)1.35
EstudiantesIndependiente
76%Clean sheet before half-time47%
EstudiantesIndependiente
94%No goal before half-time41%
EstudiantesIndependiente

After half-time (2nd half)

1.82Points per match (2nd half)1.41
EstudiantesIndependiente
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.82
EstudiantesIndependiente
0.24Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
EstudiantesIndependiente
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.47
EstudiantesIndependiente
76%Clean sheet after half-time53%
EstudiantesIndependiente
47%No goal after half-time47%
EstudiantesIndependiente

Estudiantes - second-half results

53% W24% R24% P
15
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding883%

Leads at half-time in 6% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Independiente - second-half results

35% W35% R29% P
21
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Estudiantes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.21.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Independiente - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Estudiantes
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
7
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+36%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Estudiantes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Independiente

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
163%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

EstudiantesLigaIndependiente
Average goals in match 1.592.08 2.82
Both teams scored 24%45% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 24%34% 41%
Clean sheets 53%34% 24%
Goal before half-time 29%61% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%71% 76%

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

2.08
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Estudiantes 0 - 2 - 0 Independiente. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

CA Independiente
1 : 1
Estudiantes de La Plata
Independiente
2 : 2
Estudiantes

FAQ

When do Estudiantes and Independiente play?

Estudiantes face Independiente on 26 July 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Estudiantes and Independiente?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Estudiantes won 0, Independiente won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Estudiantes vs Independiente?

Estudiantes score 1.12 goals per game on average and Independiente 1.47. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 24% of Estudiantes's matches and 71% of Independiente's.

What form are Estudiantes and Independiente in?

Over the last 5 games Estudiantes have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Independiente 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Estudiantes vs Independiente?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Estudiantes vs Independiente: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.