Tigre 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Tigre won it

Tigre struck first through Mauro Méndez in the 5th minute, set up by Juan Villalba. Santiago López made it 2-0 to Tigre in the 26th minute, set up by Valentín Moreno. Michael Santos from the penalty spot made it 2-1 to Central Cordoba SdE in the 58th minute.

It was 2-0 at half-time.

The referee, P. Echavarría, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Tigre and 2 to Central Cordoba SdE.

Tigre: B. Martelotto, 4-4-2 · Central Cordoba SdE: S. Domínguez, 3-4-3.

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 1.58 for Tigre and 2.66 for Central Cordoba SdE.

Central Cordoba SdE left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Central Cordoba SdE created the better chances, 2.66 xG to 1.58, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Tigre had 2 shots on target, Central Cordoba SdE 2.

Central Cordoba SdE had 61% of the ball, but Tigre took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Tigre came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.27 against, and had won 23% of their matches.

Central Cordoba SdE came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.91 expected goals for and 1.56 against, and had won 21% of their matches.

Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jabes Saralegui (Tigre), rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.

Tigre

• Jabes Saralegui 7.4
• Mauro Méndez 7.3 1 goal
• Santiago López 7.2 1 goal
• Santiago González 7.1
• Valentín Moreno 7.1 1 assist

Central Cordoba SdE

• Alejandro Maciel 7.3
• Michael Santos 7.3 1 goal
• Lucas González 6.9
• Horacio Tijanovich 6.8
• Marco Iacobellis 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Diego Barrera at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Tigre: Huracán vs Tigre Friday 30 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Central Cordoba SdE: Central Cordoba SdE vs Vélez Sarsfield 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 Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE

What was the score in Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Tigre 2-1 Central Cordoba SdE (half-time 2-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Monday 24 August 2026.

Who scored in Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Mauro Méndez 5', Santiago López 26', Michael Santos 58'.

Did Moneyball predict Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE 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 Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE?

Jabes Saralegui, rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Tigre vs Central Cordoba SdE?

P. Echavarría.