Estudiantes L.P. vs Independiente Prediction

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata·Pablo Dovalo, Argentina 26/07/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
68%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.59
SignalGOODModel43%SurpriseMediumGap+8.7%
Estudiantes L.P. Rest
56 days
Independiente Rest
64 days

Estudiantes L.P. vs Independiente: the result in context

Independiente beat Estudiantes L.P. 2-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 26 Jul 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their history points to a close game: 8 previous meetings produced 2.0 goals a game. Referee Pablo Dovalo averages 4.44 cards a game, 0.83 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
43%2.15
X
32%2.96
2
25%3.90
Double Chance
1X
75%1.24
X2
57%1.68
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%2.26
No
47%1.57
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.21 + 0.98 = 2.19
Over 1.5
67%1.59
Over 2.5
39%2.82
Over 3.5
21%5.75
Under 1.5
33%2.33
Under 2.5
61%1.41
Under 3.5
79%1.12
Corners
Projected Corners: 6 + 4 = 9.9
Over 8.5
60%1.77
Over 9.5
48%2.24
Over 10.5
37%2.90
Under 8.5
40%1.95
Under 9.5
52%1.57
Under 10.5
63%1.33
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.5 = 4.5
Over 3.5
59%-
Over 4.5
43%1.32
Under 3.5
41%-
Under 4.5
57%2.90

Match Events

40'T. PalaciosUnsportsmanlike conduct
45+1'L. GodoyFoul
63'M. Abaldo INM. Meza out
72'A. Castro INPerez Fabricio out
72'J. Burgos INB. Aguirre out
76'G. AvalosAssist: S. Montiel
81'G. Carrillo(Penalty missed)
82'S. Montiel
84'L. Godoy INS. Arias out
84'M. Gutierrez IND. Martinez out
85'R. Funes Mori INL. Alario out
85'T. Palacios INE. Cetre out
86'L. Piovi INJ. Sosa out
89'G. Avalos INK. Lomonaco out

Lineups

Estudiantes L.P.
4-4-2Coach: Alexander Medina
Independiente
4-2-3-1Coach: Gustavo Quinteros
Avg rating6.80
Avg rating6.89
Fernando Muslera7.216F. Muslera
Eric Meza6.920E. Meza
Santiago Núñez6.34S. Núñez
Ramiro Funes Mori5.926R. Funes Mori
Tomás Palacios8.024T. Palacios
Mikel Amondarain6.532M. Amondarain
Ezequiel Piovi7.221E. Piovi
Alexis Castro7.022A. Castro
Joaquín Tobio Burgos7.517J. Tobio Burgos
Tiago Palacios6.910T. Palacios
Guido CarrilloC6.69G. Carrillo
Rodrigo Rey8.333R. Rey
Leonardo Godoy6.729L. Godoy
Juan Fedorco6.313J. Fedorco
Sebastián Valdez7.336S. Valdez
Facundo Zabala6.922F. Zabala
Mateo Perez Curci6.716M. Perez Curci
Iván MarconeC6.723I. Marcone
Maximiliano Gutiérrez5.928M. Gutiérrez
Santiago Montiel8.27S. Montiel
Matías Abaldo6.519M. Abaldo
Gabriel Ávalos7.99G. Ávalos

Estudiantes L.P. Substitutes

1Fabricio Iacovich
13Gastón Benedetti
35Valente Pierani
40Eros Mancuso
29Fabricio Pérez72'for A. Castro6.2
8Gabriel Neves
28Brian Aguirre72'for J. Burgos7.3
7José Sosa86'for L. Piovi
11Facundo Farías
19Adolfo Gaich
27Lucas Alario85'for R. Funes Mori6.3
18Edwuin Cetré85'for T. Palacios6.2

Independiente Substitutes

1Joaquín Blázquez
26Kevin Lomónaco89'for G. Avalos
3Jonathan De Irastorza
35Juan Miguel Arrayago
4Santiago Arias84'for L. Godoy6.5
14Lautaro Millán
32David Martínez84'for M. Gutierrez6.3
20Facundo Cruz
10Luciano Cabral
8Maxi Meza63'for M. Abaldo6.3
34Felipe Tempone
18Facundo Valdéz

Match Stats

Estudiantes L.P.Independiente
60%Ball Possession40%
5Corner Kicks5
1Yellow Cards1
15Total Shots14
3Shots on Goal5
6Shots off Goal6
12Shots Inside Box10
3Shots Outside Box4
6Blocked Shots3
15Fouls14
4Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves3
378Total Passes260
295Passes Accurate169
78%Pass Accuracy65%

Team Comparison

Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.
IndependienteIndependiente
1665Elo Rating 1648
1.20Attack 0.61
1.17Defense 1.74
0%Hit Rate 0%
13.6Shots per Game 14.1
4.8Shots on Target 4.0
5.6Corners per Game 4.3
3.4Cards per Game 3.3

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend63% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
IndependienteIndependiente
  • Tied at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.2Wins · 25%
Draws338%
IndependienteIndependiente3Wins · 37%
2.0Avg Goals
63%Both teams scored5 of 8
38%3+ goals3 of 8

Previous meetings

Liga Profesional Argentina24/01/2026
IndependienteEstudiantes L.P.
11
Liga Profesional Argentina12/08/2024
Estudiantes L.P.Independiente
02
Copa Argentina09/09/2023
IndependienteEstudiantes L.P.
1131
Liga Profesional Argentina09/04/2023
IndependienteEstudiantes L.P.
12
Liga Profesional Argentina21/06/2022
IndependienteEstudiantes L.P.
21
Liga Profesional Argentina13/02/2022
Estudiantes L.P.Independiente
21
Liga Profesional Argentina26/07/2021
Estudiantes L.P.Independiente
01
Liga Profesional Argentina15/05/2021
Estudiantes L.P.Independiente
1040

Recent Form

Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.
5W3D2L
31/05/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Rosario Central
30
W
27/05/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Independiente Medellin
10
W
21/05/2026
FlamengoEstudiantes L.P.
10
L
10/05/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Racing Club
01
L
07/05/2026
CuscoEstudiantes L.P.
11
D
03/05/2026
PlatenseEstudiantes L.P.
02
W
30/04/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Flamengo
11
D
25/04/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Talleres Cordoba
00
D
18/04/2026
Instituto CordobaEstudiantes L.P.
01
W
15/04/2026
Estudiantes L.P.Cusco
21
W
IndependienteIndependiente
5W1D4L
23/05/2026
Union Santa FeIndependiente
02
W
10/05/2026
Rosario CentralIndependiente
31
L
02/05/2026
San LorenzoIndependiente
12
W
24/04/2026
Deportivo RiestraIndependiente
20
L
19/04/2026
IndependienteDefensa Y Justicia
31
W
12/04/2026
Boca JuniorsIndependiente
11
D
04/04/2026
IndependienteRacing Club
10
W
27/03/2026
IndependienteAtenas
42
W
22/03/2026
IndependienteTalleres Cordoba
12
L
17/03/2026
Instituto CordobaIndependiente
21
L

Referee Profile

Pablo Dovalo207 matches

4.44Cards per match
4.12Yellow cards per match
0.32Red cards per match
24.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Pablo Dovalo4.44
Other referees5.27

4.44 cards a match, 0.83 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.27).

Cards come from 114 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1694319:7+1231WDWWL
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1686222:9+1330WWWDW
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677218:12+628DDDWL
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1675417:13+426DDWWL
5IndependienteIndependiente1666424:20+424WLWDW
6LanusLanus1666418:15+324DDLWD
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1657414:14022LWDDW
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1656524:20+421DDLLW
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1663717:17021WDLWW
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1647518:21-319LLLLL
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1654714:22-819WLWDW
12PlatensePlatense1637610:15-516LLLDD
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1644811:21-1016LDWLL
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1636715:27-1215DDWDW
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra161875:12-711DWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1619:731
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1622:930
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1618:1228
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:1326
5IndependienteIndependiente1624:2024
6LanusLanus1618:1524
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1614:1422
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2021
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1617:1721
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1618:2119
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1614:2219
12PlatensePlatense1610:1516
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1611:2116
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1615:2715
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra165:1211

Clausura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba16104226:15+1134WDLWW
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1696124:14+1033WWWDW
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677225:17+828DDDWL
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1684421:15+628LLLLL
5LanusLanus1675419:12+726DDLWD
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1658316:13+323DDWDW
7IndependienteIndependiente1665515:16-123WLWDW
8Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1664618:17+122WLWDW
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1663724:24021DDLLW
10PlatensePlatense1655618:20-220LLLDD
11San LorenzoSan Lorenzo165479:16-719LWDDW
12Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1644821:22-116WDWWL
13Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1634917:23-613DDWWL
14Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1626811:19-812DWLLL
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1625912:26-1411LDWLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1626:1534
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1624:1433
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1625:1728
4Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1621:1528
5LanusLanus1619:1226
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1616:1323
7IndependienteIndependiente1615:1623
8Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1618:1722
9Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2421
10PlatensePlatense1618:2020
11San LorenzoSan Lorenzo169:1619
12Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1621:2216
13Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:2313
14Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1611:1912
15Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1612:2611

About the Estudiantes L.P. vs Independiente forecast

The forecasts for this Liga Profesional Argentina match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Estudiantes L.P. and Independiente in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

In the Liga Profesional Argentina table, Estudiantes L.P. are 1st and Independiente 5th, 7 points apart. League goal record so far: Estudiantes L.P. 19-7, Independiente 24-20. The full standings are on the Liga Profesional Argentina Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.