Estudiantes de la Plata (home)
- Eduardo Domínguez’s Estudiantes are a flexible 4-3-3 team who can play a false nine when needed, with patience in possession and the capability to transition quickly when on the break.
- They are eighth in the table with 16 points from 10 games and have won four of their five home games.
- This Estudiantes de la Plata vs Barracas Central prediction is influenced by their recent form: Estudiantes have a win and a draw in their last two matches.
Barracas Central (away)
- Barracas Central are a 3-4-3 or 5-4-1 team who set up in a compact shape, look to attack on the counter or set pieces and are very difficult to break down.
- Barracas have a win and a draw in their last two away matches, and our Estudiantes de la Plata vs Barracas Central betting tips take into account their solid performances on the road.
Head-to-Head
- Estudiantes are coming off a 1-1 draw at Newell’s Old Boys, eight days after a 1-0 win over Defensa y Justicia at home, and look in good shape.
- Barracas Central, meanwhile, have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five in the league.
- The hosts are in mixed form, but Barracas have performed well on the road with three wins and two draws from their last five trips, so they could make this close.
- Our Estudiantes de la Plata vs Barracas Central betting tips also consider that Barracas Central have won the last two head-to-heads and beat Estudiantes 2-1 at home six months ago during the Liga Profesional 2025 campaign.
Key Players
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- Facundo Bruera is Barracas Central’s creative engine, with four assists in nine games.
- Leandro Gonzalez Pirez has bagged two goals in seven Liga Profesional 2025 appearances to lead the goalscoring charts for Estudiantes.
Betting Insights
- Estudiantes de la Plata are the clear favorites for this Liga Profesional 2025 matchup at 1.75.
- Barracas Central are considered long shots at 5.0.
- Both of these teams are well-organised and will not give much away, but Barracas Central have conceded just 0.60 goals on average in away games in Liga Profesional 2025 and have scored 1.40 times, which is very respectable for a team who play on the back foot.
- The Both Teams To Score market at 1.51 is heavily weighted, which suggests there is good value on the teams to find some joy in front of goal.
Prediction
Barracas have failed to win in their last two trips to Estudiantes de la Plata, so we are going for the favourites to edge a close and tense game.
