Rosario Central vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto: Winless Away
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Rosario Central meet Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto in Liga Profesional Argentina on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fe, with the home side sitting top of Clausura Group B while the visitors sit bottom without a single away victory in the campaign.
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto remain winless away
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto have collected only one point from seven away matches in this competition, drawing one and losing six while scoring five goals and conceding 13. Their recent schedule shows four defeats in their last five outings, most recently falling 2-1 at home to Gimnasia L.P. on 30 October 2026 and 2-1 at Barracas Central on 26 October 2026. Across their last five fixtures with chance data, the visitors created 1.04 expected goals per game while allowing 1.38.
Rosario Central arrive on a four-match winning streak, having defeated Sarmiento Junin 2-1 on 31 October 2026, Huracan 2-0 on 25 October 2026, Atletico Tucuman 3-2 on 17 October 2026, and Independiente Rivadavia 5-0 on 11 October 2026. At Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, they have won four, drawn two, and lost one of seven league games, scoring 12 goals and conceding four. Across their last five matches, they created 1.71 expected goals per match while restricting opponents to 0.92.
Long injury lists on both sides
Rosario Central are without five players due to injury: Federico Navarro, Gaspar Duarte, Giovanni Cantizano, Kevin Gutiérrez, and Pol Fernández. Top scorer Ángel Di María leads the squad with 11 goals in all competitions this season.
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto travel without six squad members. Gonzalo Maffini serves a suspension, while Lucas González, Matías Ruíz Díaz, Matías Valenti, Mauro Valiente, and Raúl Lozano are sidelined with injuries. Gabriel Alanís is their leading scorer with four goals in all competitions.
Our model firmly expects a Rosario Central win
Our forecasting model firmly expects a Rosario Central win. The league leaders hold 31 points and a goal difference of plus-12 from 15 games, contrasted with the visitors' nine points and minus-11 goal difference. Rosario Central also won the previous meeting between the clubs 2-1 on 24 April 2026.
