Talleres Cordoba vs. Ancient Boys of Newell projection 28.07.2023

Liga Profesional Contest
• Time: July 28, 2023, a Friday.
• Kickoff is at 23:00 UTC plus 1:00 CEST.
• Estadio Marcelo Bielsa( Rosario ) is the location.

The last round of Liga Profesional will feature Ancient Boys of Newell and Talleres Cordoba in a match where neither team has a lot to play for.

Ancient Boys of Newell are 13th in the league without a possibility of moving significantly on the league table. They could potentially move two spots, but there is no significant difference in being 11th or 13th. Considering they will have important games in Sudamericana Copa 1/8 after the Talleres game, we expect a heavily rotated squad. 

Talleres Cordoba finished second, nine points behind Disk River, which was one of the league’s best finishes in story. San Lorenzo is actually three points away from them, but Talleres can hardly fall to third place due to the significant change in goal. Tallares Cordoba excelled in the Cup as well, defeating Disk River to advance to the 1 / 8 finals. ,

Ancient Boys of Newell vs Talleres Cordoba pick: Under 2.5 goals

Ancient Boys of Newell are one of the teams with the lowest goal-per-game statistics. So far, they averaged only 1.8 goals per game, and as a result, they were only six times over 2.5 goals in 26 rounds. At home, those numbers are even lower, as they were just once over 2.5 goals in 12 rounds! That was against Gimnasia LP, but that match could be a low-scoring one as well, and according to xG statistics, we should see a total of 1.63 goals. 

With only 22 goals conceded in 26 shells, Talleres Cordoba ranks among the league’s top defensive teams. However, they performed even better competitively than usual in the recent matches. In four of the final five games, they maintained a clean plate. Additionally, they recently excelled on the road, taking first place in three matches against Disk River, Huracan, and Sarmiento Junin. ,

We believe that a goal under 2.5 goals is the safest option for this knot because both teams have been outstanding competitively throughout the season and have primarily played low-scoring games recently.