Godoy Cruz and Estudiantes meet at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, in a match for the 4th round of the Argentine Professional League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 25‑08‑2019, in a match for the Argentine Professional League that ended with the victory of Godoy Cruz by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by S. García (57 ‘) and F. Henríquez (65’), for Godoy Cruz, and F. González (14 ‘), for Estudiantes.
Godoy Cruz:
After 2 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 6th position, with 1 point won. In their last match, they lost to Racing Club in an away match by (6‑1), after losing in the previous match (0‑3) at home, in a match against Newell’s Old Boys. The team comes to this match after a home win against JJ Urquiza by (3‑1). For the championship, Godoy Cruz won 1 point in 12 possible, after 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 4 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he has not won 9 games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had difficulties in opening the scoring and that only managed to score the first goal once in the last 9 games for the Argentine Professional League. In 9 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
In the spotlight of Group B, Godoy Cruz must win at any cost to escape relegation. However, the game against Estudiantes must be very difficult and even playing at home, the team must maintain a posture with more dedication in defense, strong pressure not to give space to the opponent and a lot of speed when attacking, in order to score. the goal and win all three points.
Estudiantes L.P. :
The visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Racing Club by (1‑1). In the last match, they won away against Vélez Sarsfield by (2‑3). For the championship, Estudiantes won 4 points out of 15 possible, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 5 games they played as a visitor. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 9 matches, and their attack has not been very effective, since they did not score goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 18 of the last 25 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that seldom scores first. Indeed, he failed to open the scoring in any of the last 9 games for the Argentine Professional League. In 9 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Students have a decisive match in this round and need to prevail against Godoy Cruz, playing at the home of their rival. The duel must be intense and the La Plata club must go to the field trying to control the game, with possession of the ball and strong pressure in the midfield, a sector that can help unbalance the game in favor of the visiting team. In addition, the team must maintain the organization in the offensive system to reach the opponent’s goal in a position to score the goal.
