Arsenal vs Platense
Sarandi Arsenal showed a worthy performance on their visit to second-placed Talleres two weeks ago, but it wasn’t enough to secure points. The 1-0 away defeat means El Viaducto remain as the worst team in the league, accumulating 17 points after losing five of their last seven matches in this competition (along with two victories). That streak keeps them also bottom in the point-average table, 16 points behind Platense, who are currently occupying the last safe spot regarding relegation. On a positive note, Arsenal won three of their last four matches at Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona, only losing to Gimnasia LP in that span.
Platense picked up a vital 1-0 home victory over Tigre last weekend, with Nicolas Castro unleashing a hard-fought game in the second half. El Calamar made it three successes across their last five matches in this competition (losing the other two) to accumulate 26 points in 20 Liga Profesional matches, a good campaign that keeps them out of the relegation places in the point-average table. On a sorry note, Martin Palermo’s men are on five consecutive defeats on away turf since beating Banfield 2-0 in early April.
Platense will have some missings in defense due to injuries, Arsenal has basically no chance but to risk to get wins and they’ve been improved lately when playing at their stadium, so I’ll go with the over here on this very short totals line.