Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Deportivo Riestra 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Deportivo Riestra won 2–0.

Shots
109
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.830.24
Possession
27%73%

Full time

What the match recorded

Deportivo Riestra beat Estudiantes de La Plata 2–0. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Riestra – Estudiantes de La Plata): shots 10–9, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.83–0.24, possession 27%–73%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo Riestra's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Riestra's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.37 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match0.37 goals/match1.02 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Estudiantes de La Plata.

98 days ▲Rest daysDeportivo Riestra · Estudiantes de La Plata2.82 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDeportivo RiestraEstudiantes de La PlataBaseline
Rest days98 days2.82 days—
Matches last 14 days0 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Estudiantes de La Plata have recorded the higher season possession share.

36.9%PossessionDeportivo Riestra · Estudiantes de La Plata● 53.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo RiestraEstudiantes de La PlataBaseline
Possession36.9%53.3%49.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots9 shotsDeportivo Riestra 10 shots, Estudiantes de La Plata 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotDeportivo Riestra 4 shots, Estudiantes de La Plata 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.83 xG0.24 xGDeportivo Riestra 1.83 xG, Estudiantes de La Plata 0.24 xG
  • Possession27%73%Deportivo Riestra 27%, Estudiantes de La Plata 73%
  • Corners2 corners0 cornersDeportivo Riestra 2 corners, Estudiantes de La Plata 0 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls13 foulsDeportivo Riestra 15 fouls, Estudiantes de La Plata 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Deportivo Riestra
0Draws
1Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata — Deportivo Riestra · Liga Profesional de Fútbol1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Deportivo Riestra favored in 1 of 9 directional metrics · Estudiantes de La Plata in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Riestra19 matchesEstudiantes de La Plata21 matches
0.37 goals/matchGoals scored19/21▲ 1.05 goals/match
0.79 goals/matchGoals allowed19/21▲ 0.62 goals/match
9.58 shots/matchShots19/21▲ 13.2 shots/match
3.16 shots/matchShots on target19/21▲ 4.81 shots/match
36.9%Possession19/21● 53.3%
4.37 corners/match ●Corners19/214 corners/match
17.1 fouls/matchFouls19/2111.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 8 Aug 2026, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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