Liga Profesional Argentina · Clausura - 16 
Our pick Away win Missed
Talleres and Estudiantes renew a low-scoring rivalry
All five of the sides’ last meetings finished with two goals or fewer. Estudiantes sit three points above Talleres in Clausura Group A, but have gone four matches without a win.
📍 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
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All Clausura, matchday 16 matches Full head-to-head
Match report
Final result: Talleres Cordoba 1-1 Estudiantes L.P..
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 10–11; Shots on target: 6–2; Corners: 2–5; Expected goals: 1.14–0.31.
Goals
- 38' Roman Daniel Riquelme (o.g.) · Estudiantes L.P.
- 52' Alexandro Maidana · Emiliano Miguel Chiavassa · Talleres Cordoba
Cards
- 70' Agustin Alvarez Martínez · Talleres Cordoba
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: A. Maidana (Talleres Cordoba) 8.2
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Talleres Cordoba · 4-2-3-1
- 32E. UnsainG
- 20A. SchottD
- 44S. FernándezD
- 6R. RiquelmeD
- 23G. BáezD
- 26M. CaceresM
- 5M. GalarzaM
- 37RickM
- 3A. MaidanaM
- 11V. DepietriM
- 9A. ÁlvarezF
Coach: O. De Felippe
Estudiantes L.P. · 4-2-3-1
- 16F. MusleraG
- 40E. MancusoD
- 14L. GonzálezD
- 5M. RojoD
- 13G. BenedettiD
- 21Lucas Ezequiel PioviM
- 22A. CastroM
- 10T. PalaciosM
- 32J. CorreaM
- 17J. BurgosM
- 19A. GaichF
Coach: Alexander Medina
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Talleres Cordoba | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Estudiantes L.P. | 1.2 | 0.9 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes L.P. | 16 | +12 | 31 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 16 | +4 | 26 |
| 12 | Estudiantes L.P. | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Talleres Cordoba | 15 | -6 | 12 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Estudiantes L.P. 0-0 Talleres Cordoba
- 2024 Talleres Cordoba 1-0 Estudiantes L.P.
- 2023 Estudiantes L.P. 1-0 Talleres Cordoba
- 2022 Estudiantes L.P. 1-0 Talleres Cordoba
- 2021 Talleres Cordoba 2-0 Estudiantes L.P.
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.02 – 1.02
- Double chance
- 12 · 68%1X 66% · X2 66%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 33%Over 1.5: 61% · Over 3.5: 15%
- Both teams score
- 42%
- Clean sheet
- 36% – 36%Talleres Cordoba–Estudiantes L.P.
- Half-time result
- X · 49%1 25% · 2 26%
- Half-time / full-time
- X/X · 23%1/1 19% · 2/2 19%
- Expected corners
- 8.95.2 – 3.7 · Over 9.5: 39%
- Expected cards
- 5.72.6 – 3.1 · Over 3.5: 81%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A narrow gap in Group A
Estudiantes L.P. are one place and three points above Talleres Cordoba in Clausura Group A, with 15 points from 15 matches against Talleres’ 12. The teams meet at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes with recent head-to-head history pointing towards a tight contest.
Their positions make this an opportunity for Talleres to close the gap, while Estudiantes will be looking to protect their advantage. The standings also show how closely matched they are: Estudiantes are 12th and Talleres 13th in a 30-team league.
Contrasting recent results
Talleres’ most recent league match was a win, though their last five brought one victory, one draw and three defeats. They scored five goals and conceded five across that run.
Estudiantes have gone four matches without a win. Their last five league games produced one win, two draws and two defeats, with 10 goals scored and 10 conceded. Their most recent match ended in a draw.
Meetings that stay tight
The last five meetings have been evenly split: two wins apiece and one draw. More tellingly, every one of those five games finished with two goals or fewer. The latest, in April, ended 0-0 at Estudiantes.
The previous meetings also include three 1-0 results, alongside Talleres’ 2-0 win in 2021. That pattern gives the rivalry a clear shape: even when one side finds a way through, the scoreline has rarely opened up.
Home and away tests
Talleres have five wins, four draws and seven defeats in 16 home league matches, scoring 15 and conceding 18. Estudiantes have four wins, four draws and seven defeats in 15 away games, with 12 goals scored and 16 conceded. Neither record suggests an obvious home or away advantage.
Our prediction
The recent meetings point to another close game, while Estudiantes’ three-point cushion and Talleres’ modest home scoring return make a narrow away result plausible. PreviaXI’s model favours Estudiantes by the smallest margin, with a low-scoring match the likeliest shape.
Talleres Cordoba 0-1 Estudiantes L.P.
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