Argentinos Juniors 3-0 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 · Wednesday 29 July 2026 · Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Ciudad de Córdoba · referee F. Viola · full time
Full time: Argentinos Juniors 3-0 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
Argentinos Juniors won 3-0 at home to Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 on Wednesday 29 July 2026. The goals: Gastón Verón 30', Matías Giménez 70', Hernán López Muñoz 88'.
How Argentinos Juniors won it
The opening goal came in the 30th minute: Gastón Verón for Argentinos Juniors. Matías Giménez made it 2-0 to Argentinos Juniors in the 70th minute, set up by Tomás Molina. Hernán López Muñoz made it 3-0 to Argentinos Juniors in the 88th minute.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, F. Viola, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Argentinos Juniors and 1 to Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
Argentinos Juniors: N. Diez Parajon, 4-3-1-2 · Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: R. Forestello, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.73 for Argentinos Juniors and 2.47 for Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
Argentinos Juniors scored about 2.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto created the better chances, 2.47 xG to 0.73, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Argentinos Juniors had 9 shots on target, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 4.
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Argentinos Juniors had 70% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Argentinos Juniors came into it with 32 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.10 against, and had won 53% of their matches.
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 0.86 expected goals for and 1.45 against, and had won 10% of their matches.
Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: the match in numbers
| Argentinos Juniors | Match statistics | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto |
|---|---|---|
| 70% | Ball possession | 30% |
| 0.73 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.47 |
| 17 | Total shots | 12 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Big chances | 1 |
| 646 | Total passes | 274 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 69% |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 21 | Tackles | 18 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Francisco Álvarez (Argentinos Juniors), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Argentinos Juniors
- Francisco Álvarez 7.9
- Gastón Verón 7.8 1 goal
- Kevin Coronel 7.7
- Hernán López Muñoz 7.7 1 goal
- Brayan Cortés 7.6
Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
- Lucas Bruera 7.0
- Yeison Moreno 7.0
- Gonzalo Maffini 6.9
- Siro Rosané 6.7
- Gonzalo González 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Agustín Quiroga at 5.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Argentinos Juniors: Argentinos Juniors vs Independiente Rivadavia Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
- Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: Barracas Central vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
What was the score in Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto?
Argentinos Juniors 3-0 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Wednesday 29 July 2026.
Who scored in Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto?
Gastón Verón 30', Matías Giménez 70', Hernán López Muñoz 88'.
Did Moneyball predict Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto?
Francisco Álvarez, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Argentinos Juniors vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto?
F. Viola.
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