Belgrano Cordoba vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto Prediction

Estadio Julio César Villagra, Cordoba·Andres Merlos 21/09/2026

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
66%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.44
SignalSOLIDModel67%SurpriseMediumGap-3.5%
Belgrano Cordoba Rest
7 days
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto Rest
5 days

Belgrano Cordoba vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto: result, form and history

Belgrano Cordoba beat Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 20 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Meetings between them tend to be tight, with just 1.2 goals a game across 5 matches. Referee Andres Merlos averages 4.35 cards a game, 0.95 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
66%1.44
X
24%3.90
2
10%9.05
Double Chance
1X
90%1.05
X2
34%2.71
Both Teams to Score
Yes
39%2.76
No
61%1.40
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.75 + 0.74 = 2.49
Over 1.5
67%1.44
Over 2.5
43%2.42
Over 3.5
22%4.80
Under 1.5
33%2.60
Under 2.5
57%1.53
Under 3.5
78%1.14
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.9 + 3.2 = 10.2
Over 8.5
67%1.93
Over 9.5
55%2.45
Over 10.5
39%3.42
Under 8.5
33%1.80
Under 9.5
45%1.45
Under 10.5
61%1.23
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.3 + 2.2 = 3.5
Over 3.5
47%1.44
Over 4.5
28%2.10
Under 3.5
53%2.67
Under 4.5
72%1.67

Match Events

44'L. LopezFoul
46'A. J. Benitez Cabrera INL. Passerini out
66'N. Fernandez INL. Gutierrez out
66'F. Vazquez INF. Gonzalez out
73'I. Hesar INJ. Ferreira out
74'M. Garnerone
74'M. Valiente INM. Garnerone out
75'S. Longo INR. Hernandes out
80'F. Rodriguez INF. Cobos out
80'J. Velazquez ING. Zelarayan out
82'L. GutierrezAssist: F. Gonzalez
90'L. PasseriniAssist: L. Zelarayan
90'J. AntoniniFoul
90'F. CobosFoul
90+4'R. HernandesFoul

Lineups

Belgrano Cordoba
4-2-3-1Coach: Ricardo Zielinski
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
3-1-4-2Coach: Ruben Forestello
T. Cardozo25T. Cardozo
A. J. Benitez Cabrera26A. J. Benitez Cabrera
L. Morales14L. Morales
L. Lopez17L. Lopez
F. Ricca16F. Ricca
S. Longo5S. Longo
F. Vazquez20F. Vazquez
E. Rigoni24E. Rigoni
L. Zelarayan10L. Zelarayan
J. Velazquez53J. Velazquez
N. Fernandez22N. Fernandez
A. Lastra43A. Lastra
J. Antonini6J. Antonini
G. Maffini2G. Maffini
M. Valenti31M. Valenti
A. Cabrera5A. Cabrera
G. Gonzalez14G. Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez10T. Gonzalez
G. Alanis17G. Alanis
F. Rodriguez23F. Rodriguez
M. Valiente22M. Valiente
I. Hesar77I. Hesar

Belgrano Cordoba Substitutes

23M. Vicentini
2A. Maldonado
13A. Ocampo
4A. Griguol
59J. Flandes
8R. Hernandes75'for S. Longo90+4'
37L. Gutierrez66'for N. Fernandez82'
19S. Gatti
9L. Passerini46'for A. J. Benitez Cabrera90'
11F. Gonzalez66'for F. Vazquez
30G. Zelarayan80'for J. Velazquez
58A. Bono

Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto Substitutes

1L. Bruera
3L. Banos
28F. Cobos80'for F. Rodriguez90'
29A. Quiroga
8S. Rosane
19N. Talpone
11M. Garnerone74'74'for M. Valiente
99J. Chala
9J. Ferreira73'for I. Hesar
16Y. Moreno
32M. Bajamich
18J. Rivero

Team Comparison

Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto
1726Elo Rating 1460
1.13Attack 1.04
1.88Defense 1.50
59%Hit Rate 27%
12.9Shots per Game 11.6
5.1Shots on Target 2.9
4.5Corners per Game 5.4
2.9Cards per Game 2.6

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+266 Elo
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.9 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 5 meetings, all competitions

Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba2Wins · 40%
Draws360%
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto0Wins · 0%
1.2Avg Goals
40%Both teams scored2 of 5
0%3+ goals0 of 5

Previous meetings

Liga Profesional Argentina12/03/2026
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoBelgrano Cordoba
01
Primera Nacional19/06/2022
Belgrano CordobaEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto
00
Primera Nacional19/10/2021
Belgrano CordobaEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto
11
Primera Nacional23/06/2021
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoBelgrano Cordoba
01
Primera Nacional19/10/2019
Estudiantes de Rio CuartoBelgrano Cordoba
11

Referee Profile

Andres Merlos194 matches

4.35Cards per match
4.09Yellow cards per match
0.27Red cards per match
22.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Andres Merlos4.35
Other referees5.30

4.35 cards a match, 0.95 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.30).

Cards come from 175 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group B

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia16104229:15+1434DWWWW
2River PlateRiver Plate1692522:12+1029LWWWW
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1685317:13+429WLWWW
4Rosario CentralRosario Central1684420:16+428WLWLW
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1675417:13+426DWLLD
6Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1682619:19026WWLLL
7HuracanHuracan1657417:13+422DWWDD
8Racing ClubRacing Club1656517:15+221DLLWW
9Barracas CentralBarracas Central1656515:15021DWLDW
10TigreTigre1648418:15+320DDLLD
11Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1661913:20-719LLWWL
12BanfieldBanfield1653817:19-218DLLWL
13Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1635815:20-514LDLWL
14AldosiviAldosivi160886:19-138DLDLL
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto1612135:24-195LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1629:1534
2River PlateRiver Plate1622:1229
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1617:1329
4Rosario CentralRosario Central1620:1628
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1617:1326
6Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1619:1926
7HuracanHuracan1617:1322
8Racing ClubRacing Club1617:1521
9Barracas CentralBarracas Central1615:1521
10TigreTigre1618:1520
11Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1613:2019
12BanfieldBanfield1617:1918
13Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1615:2014
14AldosiviAldosivi166:198
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto165:245

Clausura - Group B

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Rosario CentralRosario Central1484222:11+1128WLWLW
2Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1484218:11+728WLWWW
3Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1474321:18+325WWLLL
4River PlateRiver Plate1472519:13+623LWWWW
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1464414:11+322DWLLD
6Barracas CentralBarracas Central1464413:11+222DWLDW
7Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1463522:21+121LLWWL
8HuracanHuracan1454512:14-219DWWDD
9Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1454517:22-519DWWWW
10Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1445513:13017LDLWL
11BanfieldBanfield1435615:20-514DLLWL
12TigreTigre1434713:16-313DDLLD
13Racing ClubRacing Club1433814:21-712DLLWW
14AldosiviAldosivi1432915:22-711DLDLL
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto142399:19-109LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Rosario CentralRosario Central1422:1128
2Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1418:1128
3Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1421:1825
4River PlateRiver Plate1419:1323
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1414:1122
6Barracas CentralBarracas Central1413:1122
7Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1422:2121
8HuracanHuracan1412:1419
9Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1417:2219
10Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1413:1317
11BanfieldBanfield1415:2014
12TigreTigre1413:1613
13Racing ClubRacing Club1414:2112
14AldosiviAldosivi1415:2211
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto149:199

About the Belgrano Cordoba vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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.

Belgrano Cordoba and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

In the Liga Profesional Argentina table, Belgrano Cordoba are 5th and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 15th, 21 points apart. League goal record so far: Belgrano Cordoba 17-13, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 5-24. 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.