Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 06 September 2026

Sarmiento vs Estudiantes Río Cuarto: match statistics

165%(2.11)
X20%(2.80)
215%(4.00)

Sarmiento presents decidedly better home form with a 67% win rate and a goal difference of 0 in home matches. The hosts score an average of 1.33 goals per match with a high xG of 1.95, indicating untapped offensive potential. Estudiantes Río Cuarto has a catastrophic away streak - 100% losses, scoring just 0.25 goals on average per away match with 75% of games without a scored goal. The difference in goal difference is clear: 0 for Sarmiento versus -9 for the visitors. Additionally, Estudiantes concedes an average of 2.5 goals away, which, combined with a weak offense, makes them very susceptible to defeat. The possession advantage (58% vs 48%) and significantly better shot efficiency of Sarmiento further speak for a victory for the hosts.

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

Key match information

Sarmiento played Estudiantes Río Cuarto in Primera División (Argentina). The match was played on 3 March 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Sarmiento: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Estudiantes Río Cuarto: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sarmiento scores 0.71 and concedes 1.29 goals per match. Estudiantes Río Cuarto scores 0.43 and concedes 1.57. League average: 1.90 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sarmiento 43%, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 14%. Over 2.5: Sarmiento 43%, Estudiantes Río Cuarto 29%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 31%.

xG, shots and style

Sarmiento has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.26. Sarmiento: 11.7 shots per match, Estudiantes Río Cuarto: 11.0.

Match halves

Sarmiento: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.29. Estudiantes Río Cuarto: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.14.

Goals by minute

Sarmiento: 31-45+ (2 goals). Estudiantes Río Cuarto: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 1.90 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 31%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Sarmiento presents decidedly better home form with a 67% win rate and a goal difference of 0 in home matches. The hosts score an average of 1.33 goals per match with a high xG of 1.95, indicating untapped offensive potential. Estudiantes Río Cuarto has a catastrophic away streak - 100% losses, scoring just 0.25 goals on average per away match with 75% of games without a scored goal. The difference in goal difference is clear: 0 for Sarmiento versus -9 for the visitors. Additionally, Estudiantes concedes an average of 2.5 goals away, which, combined with a weak offense, makes them very susceptible to defeat. The possession advantage (58% vs 48%) and significantly better shot efficiency of Sarmiento further speak for a victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
12Shots10
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3Shots on target2
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
1.4xG1.24
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
6Corners8
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
60Dangerous attacks65
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14Fouls10
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4Cards2
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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.

SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.71Goals scored / match0.43
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
1.29Goals conceded / match1.57
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
52%Average possession43%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
4.57Shots on target / match2.57
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.71Shots per match11
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
4.57Shots on target2.57
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
6.1%Shot conversion3.9%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
52%Possession43%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
1.44xG for1.26
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
1.68xG against1.44
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

Shooting quality

Sarmiento: BalancedEstudiantes Río Cuarto: Balanced
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
Accuracy (shots on target)39%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.160.17

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.

Sarmiento
LWLLL
Season result split
29% W0% R71% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-5
0.86 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Estudiantes Río Cuarto
LLLLW
Season result split
14% W14% R71% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-4
Last 5 away
0-0-4
LLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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 65% better for: goals scored per match.

0.71 goals / match - Sarmiento · 0.43 goals / match - Estudiantes Río Cuarto

Sarmiento is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.29 goals / match - Sarmiento · 1.57 goals / match - Estudiantes Río Cuarto

Sarmiento scoring profile: strong

Sarmiento scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Estudiantes Río Cuarto keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 matches).

Estudiantes Río Cuarto scoring profile: mixed

Estudiantes Río Cuarto scores in 29% of matches (2 of 7 matches), while Sarmiento keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

5Goals scored (season)3
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
9Goals conceded (season)11
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
2Average goals in match2
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
4Goals scored (last 5)3
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
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How often they score at least...

57%1 goal29%
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14%2 goals14%
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0%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal71%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
29%2 goals57%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
14%3 goals14%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%4 goals14%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

* 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.

14%
Estudiantes Río Cuarto - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 7 matches
45%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%Scored in both halves14%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
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60%BTTS - last 520%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

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.

Sarmiento - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
Estudiantes Río Cuarto - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.29
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.29
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.86Average goals (1st half)0.71
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
71%Clean sheet before half-time71%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
71%No goal before half-time71%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

After half-time (2nd half)

0.43Points per match (2nd half)0.57
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)0.14
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.29
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
14%Clean sheet after half-time29%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto
71%No goal after half-time86%
SarmientoEstudiantes Río Cuarto

Sarmiento - second-half results

0% W43% R57% P
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Estudiantes Río Cuarto - second-half results

14% W14% R71% P
9
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sarmiento - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Estudiantes Río Cuarto - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Sarmiento
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
17%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
31%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sarmiento

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
172%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.96
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.83
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

SarmientoLigaEstudiantes Río Cuarto
Average goals in match 2.001.90 2.00
Both teams scored 43%45% 14%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%31% 29%
Clean sheets 14%36% 29%
Goal before half-time 57%55% 57%
Goal after half-time 86%69% 86%

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

1.90
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
36%
Clean sheets
1.15
Home goals / match
0.75
Away goals / match
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
55%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SarmientoYellow cardGastón Arturia
  2. SarmientoSubstitutionOn: Agustín Seyral EchecoparOff: Gastón Arturia
  3. Estudiantes Río CuartoYellow cardMatías Valenti
  4. SarmientoSubstitutionOn: Santiago SalleOff: Jonathan David Gómez
  5. SarmientoYellow cardJuan Manuel Insaurralde
  6. Estudiantes Río CuartoSubstitutionOn: Raúl Alberto LozanoOff: Juan Antonini
  7. SarmientoYellow cardSantiago Salle
  8. Estudiantes Río CuartoSubstitutionOn: Javier FerreiraOff: Francisco Romero
  9. Estudiantes Río CuartoYellow cardTomás González
  10. SarmientoYellow cardJulián Contrera

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Sarmiento vs Estudiantes Río Cuarto?

The Primera División match finished Sarmiento 1:0 Estudiantes Río Cuarto. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Sarmiento score 0.71 goals per game on average and Estudiantes Río Cuarto 0.43. The Primera División average is 1.90 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 31% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Sarmiento's matches and 14% of Estudiantes Río Cuarto's.

What form are Sarmiento and Estudiantes Río Cuarto in?

Over the last 5 games Sarmiento have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Estudiantes Río Cuarto 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Sarmiento vs Estudiantes Río Cuarto — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.