Independiente Rivadavia

vs

Sarmiento

Preview

Independiente Rivadavia

• Independiente Rivadavia will take some beating on Wednesday after a run of three consecutive ties, including a draw with Sarmiento.
• Gustavo Quinteros has brought a pragmatic, defence-first approach to the club.
• They won silverware in the Copa Argentina last year and have been rock solid, winning two and drawing three of their five games in all competitions so far.

Sarmiento

• Sarmiento have lost their only away match in the new season.
• They failed to score in Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026.
• Sarmiento press high up the pitch and look to disrupt opponents by using width and tempo to create transitions - usually a direct attack on goal.

Head-to-Head

• Independiente Rivadavia have won two and drawn two of their last four head-to-head meetings with Sarmiento.
• The last meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at El Eva Perón in Liga Profesional 2025.

Key Players

• Gabriel Avalos has 1 goal and 1 assist in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 for Independiente.
• Diego Churin has one goal in two Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 games for Sarmiento.
• He could be caught out by the hosts’ wide attackers on the counter-attack.

Betting Insights

• Independiente are the favourites at 1.9 with Sarmiento at 4.6.
• The hosts sit 18th with two points from two games while the visitors are 16th with three points from two games.
• Sarmiento have struggled on their travels, averaging 0.00 goals scored and 1.00 goals conceded.
• The Under 2.5 goals market is priced at 1.45.

Prediction

• Independiente Rivadavia have momentum with a current unbeaten run and their Copa Argentina success at the start of the year.
• We’re backing the home team to secure the win.