Deportivo Riestra 2-0 Estudiantes: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Deportivo Riestra won it

Deportivo Riestra struck first through Milton Céliz from the penalty spot in the 12th minute. Antony Alonso made it 2-0 to Deportivo Riestra in the 73rd minute, set up by Nicolás Watson.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, A. Merlos, showed 7 yellow cards: 3 to Deportivo Riestra and 4 to Estudiantes.

Deportivo Riestra: G. Duró, 5-4-1 · Estudiantes: A. Medina Reobasco, 5-3-2.

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 0.33 for Deportivo Riestra and 1.62 for Estudiantes.

Deportivo Riestra scored about 1.7 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Estudiantes left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Estudiantes created the better chances, 1.62 xG to 0.33, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Deportivo Riestra had 4 shots on target, Estudiantes 1.

Estudiantes had 73% of the ball, but Deportivo Riestra took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Deportivo Riestra came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 0.89 expected goals for and 0.95 against, and had won 10% of their matches.

Estudiantes came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.32 expected goals for and 1.32 against, and had won 43% of their matches.

Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Nicolás Watson (Deportivo Riestra), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.

Deportivo Riestra

• Nicolás Watson 7.5 1 assist
• Antony Alonso 7.4 1 goal
• Milton Céliz 7.2 1 goal
• Facundo Miño 7.1
• Carlos Quintana 7.1

Estudiantes

• Gabriel Neves 7.1
• Tiago Palacios 7.0
• José Sosa 6.9
• Santiago Núñez 6.8
• Ramiro Funes Mori 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Adolfo Gaich at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Deportivo Riestra: Instituto vs Deportivo Riestra Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Estudiantes: Unión Santa Fe vs Estudiantes Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes

What was the score in Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes?

Deportivo Riestra 2-0 Estudiantes (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Saturday 8 August 2026.

Who scored in Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes?

Milton Céliz 12', Antony Alonso 73'.

Did Moneyball predict Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes 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 Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes?

Nicolás Watson, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Deportivo Riestra vs Estudiantes?

A. Merlos.