San Martin de Tucuman vs Estudiantes Rio Cuarto tips and predictions

Decent Primera Nacional clash likely to be close

There's nothing between San Martin de Tucuman and Estudiantes Rio Cuarto. The two sides reside in fifth place with 14 points in the Primera Nacional so it's all to play for. It's almost certain to be close affair.

All outcomes are on the table here but the value has to be with the draw. Building on the strong rearguard performances of both sides, a goalless stalemate is the pick.

Both of these sides have looked strong in defence. Solid under pressure San Martin de Tucuman haven't conceded at all during their latest 3 matches and Estudiantes Rio Cuarto have only conceded 0.6 goals per game on average in their last 8 away matches.

It's possible the game ends with at least one clean sheet as the match is likely to be tight. If it plays out as expected then the No BTTS bet could be decent.

San Martin de Tucuman have drawn 8 of their last 15 matches, including their most recent match when they drew 0-0 with Gimnasia Mendoza last week. Estudiantes Rio Cuarto have drawn 7 of their last 13 matches on the road. They shared the spoils with Almirante Brown last Thursday and while the prediction is for any stalemate, a scoreline of 0-0 cannot be written off here. This will probably be a close encounter but the pick has to be with draw and the deadlock seems reasonable.