Estudiantes de la Plata
- Estudiantes de la Plata will be keen to underline their title credentials when they host lowly Deportivo Riestra in a key early-season match in Zone A on Monday.
- El Pincharrata have made a solid start to the season and are sitting 11th in the table with five points from their first three games.
- Estudiantes are a compact, well-drilled 4-5-1 unit, which is strong on structure, selective pressing and exploiting superior transitions.
- Fabricio Perez leads the line and has already hit the net once in three league outings, while Cristian Medina is their creative spark, chipping in with one assist from the midfield.
Deportivo Riestra
- Deportivo Riestra are having a miserable time of it in this season’s Liga Profesional - Apertura, propping up the rest of the table on just one point after three matches.
- Gustavo Benitez took over the helm in February 2025 and appears to have made them very difficult to break down, particularly on home soil, but their away results remain a work in progress.
Head-to-Head
- Estudiantes de la Plata are undefeated in their last 5 matches (all comps) (W2, D3).
- Estudiantes de la Plata beat Deportivo Riestra 2-0 at home in Liga Profesional 2024.
Key Players
- Fabricio Perez leads the line and has already hit the net once in three league outings, while Cristian Medina is their creative spark, chipping in with one assist from the midfield.
- Pablo Monje provides the vision in the middle of the park and has provided one assist in three games, while Antony Alonso is the main outlet up front, scoring once.
Betting Insights
- Estudiantes are the obvious favorites here, which is reflected in their odds of 1.8, while Riestra are outsiders at 5.3.
- The home team has a perfect home record so far, winning and scoring two goals in their only game, while the visitors have not been great away from home, averaging just 0.50 goals scored and 1.00 conceded.
Prediction
- The hosts have a real edge in attack and should be able to carve out the chances to claim the win here.
- Their home form is red-hot with back-to-back wins and no losses in their last two, so we are taking Estudiantes to collect the points on Monday.
