Barracas Central
vs
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Liga Profesional Argentina prediction
Our model says: Barracas Central 1–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
The model makes it 53% Barracas Central, 31% draw, 16% Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto — fair odds of 1.89, 3.23 and 6.25. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0 (22%).
Expected goals: Barracas Central 1.30, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0.47.
Both teams to score: 28%. Over 2.5 goals: 26%, under 2.5: 74%.
Model confidence: High.
One-sided: Barracas Central are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.
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Key facts
- Barracas Central are 7th on 18 points from 12 games; Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto are bottom on 6 points from 12 games — Liga Profesional Argentina, Clausura - Group B.
- Barracas Central have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-0 win at home to Huracan.
- Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto have not won in their last 5 games, most recently a 0-1 defeat away to River Plate.
- Last 2 meetings: Barracas Central 1 win to 0, 1 draw; the most recent, 12 April 2026, ended Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 1–2 Barracas Central.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Barracas Central vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Barracas Central at 53% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 872 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 55.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Barracas Central vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Barracas Central
- W2-0Huracan10 October 2026
- W3-2away to Atletico Tucuman3 October 2026
- L0-1Independiente Rivadavia21 September 2026
- D1-1away to Banfield14 September 2026
- D0-0Argentinos Juniors7 September 2026
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
- L0-1away to River Plate11 October 2026
- L1-2Racing Club5 October 2026
- L1-2away to Belgrano Cordoba20 September 2026
- L1-2away to Instituto Cordoba15 September 2026
- L0-2Sarmiento Junin4 September 2026
What these results say
- 4 of these 5 matches for Barracas Central had two goals or fewer.
- Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto did not win any of these 5 matches.
- Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Liga Profesional Argentina table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Barracas Central | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 18 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 6 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Barracas Central
Chance to finish in the top four · 19% today
From our Liga Profesional Argentina season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Barracas Central vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
- 12 April 2026Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 1–2 Barracas CentralLiga Profesional Argentina
- 25 November 2019Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0–0 Barracas CentralPrimera Nacional
The two sides
Barracas Central carry a model rating of 6.64 against 6.28 for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
The model expects a tight, low-scoring game
Under the hood the model expects 1.30 goals for Barracas Central and 0.47 for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Barracas Central rate 0.70 in attack and 1.09 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto rate 0.47 and 1.50.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,774 correct results out of 3,712 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Barracas Central the highest probability at 53%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.30 expected goals for Barracas Central against 0.47 for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto. Barracas Central's attack/defence rating is 0.7/1.09 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.47/1.5 for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Barracas Central at home · Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto away
League matches only, Liga Profesional Argentina, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Liga Profesional Argentina matches this season: Barracas Central 27, Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 27.
Barracas Central score most often in the 61–75 minute window (6 goals); Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto have let in 8 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 2 matches, by difficulty
Barracas Central
- at Belgrano Cordoba1 Nov · Liga Profesional Argentinawin 21%
- vs Racing Club8 Nov · Liga Profesional Argentinawin 42%
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
- vs Gimnasia La Plata30 Oct · Liga Profesional Argentinawin 25%
- at Rosario Central8 Nov · Liga Profesional Argentinawin 11%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.