Estudiantes vs Central Cordoba

Estudiantes played a worthy game last weekend but lacked effectiveness and succumbed to an unlucky 1-0 away defeat to Defensa y Justicia. That result represented their third consecutive loss in Copa Liga Profesional action, a streak that displaced them from the playoff spots in group B, accumulating 18 points with one game in hand and trailing fourth-placed Defensa y Justicia by two. Estudiantes lost 2-1 to Platense in their last home match after seven without defeat at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in domestic action (five victories and two stalemates). On Wednesday 3, Estudiantes drew 1-1 away at Chilean side Huachipato FC in a Copa Libertadores group game.

CA Central Cordoba returned to their usual poor form last Saturday, when they played a poor performance and lost to Racing Club 3-1 at home. As a result, El Ferroviario are now on three league matches without a win (drawing two and losing one), which keeps them on ten points after 12 rounds in the Copa Liga Profesional, just five above bottom-placed Tigre in the aggregate table. Furthermore, Central won only one of their last ten away matches, along with five stalemates and four defeats. On Wednesday 3, Abel Balbo’s men won 3-1 over second-level club Quilmes in the Copa Argentina first round. First-choice goalkeeper Andres Mehring has been diagnosed with dengue and is a doubt for Saturday.

Estudiantes is in the middle of two Copa Libertadores matches but now they need to focus on the league because they still can go to the playoffs and for that they must win here. Central Cordoba has been one of the worst teams in the league and they should be in trouble here against a team that has no choice but to get the 3 points.

BET: Estudiantes -1 @ 1.87