In this 8th week match, on Sat Apr 2nd, Godoy Cruz will host Estudiantes in a clash of the Superliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Godoy Cruz is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Talleres Córdoba. Ignacio Méndez scored the first goal for Talleres Córdoba in the 25th minute, then Ederson Rodríguez Lima got the equalizer for Godoy Cruz in the 40th minute on a feed from Franco Negri. Godoy Cruz is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while estudiantes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Gimnasia La Plata. Leonardo Godoy struck first for Estudiantes in the 43rd minute, then Erik Ramirez tied it up for Gimnasia La Plata in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Gimnasia La Plata a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Estudiantes should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Estudiantes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Leandro Díaz has been the most prolific scorer on Estudiantes in the last five matches with 3 goals. Both Martin Ojeda and Bullaude have been the hottest scorers for Godoy Cruz in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.