Estudiantes vs Arsenal
Estudiantes fans should have felt disappointed after the team’s 2-2 away draw at Banfield last Monday as they wasted a 2-0 lead in the second half against shorthanded opponents due to Covid-19. El Pincha extended their winless run to four league matches (two draws and two defeats), but they are sitting in the last playoff spot in group A on 12 points, leading fifth-placed CA Central Cordoba by goal difference.
Aldosivi played far below expectations last time out, when they succumbed to a 2-0 away defeat at Patronato, who hadn’t earned any points in the previous seven rounds. As a result, El Tiburon managed a single victory in their last five league matches (drawing one and losing three in that span). The team accumulated only eight points in as many matches this season, which places them in 23rd spot in the points average table. On away turf, Aldosivi made it four points in four games, winning one, drawing one and losing two.
Estudiantes has conceded 7 goals in their winless run of 4 games, while 4 of the last 5 Aldosivi games had at least 3 goals, and I definitely expect this trend to continue today when these two needed teams meet.