Estudiantes are now going through a difficult moment of form. Last time out, the team succumbed to a disappointing 1-0 away defeat to Talleres following a poor performance. The defending champions are now on four league matches without a win, drawing one and losing three in that time, which keeps them on 16 points after 13 rounds of Liga Profesional action. Estudiantes took nine of those points at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi as a product of two victories, three stalemates and one loss. Santiago Ascacibar remains out due to a muscle problem.

Platense deflated their performance in matchday 13 and succumbed to an unexpected 2-1 home defeat to San Lorenzo in a hard-fought game. That result represented their third loss across their last five matches in the league, along with a single win and one stalemate in the process. El Calamar remain on 15 points in the Liga Profesional, which means they remain unable to escape from relegation threats so far. On a positive note, Platense won three of their last four away matches, losing only once in that spell.

5 of the last 6 Estudiantes games had at least two goals, same as Platense in 3 of their last 4, they’ve struggled lately but at home they are still a dangerous team so I have to go here for this very low totals line.