Arsenal Sarandi and Estudiantes will both be looking to kick-start their Argentine Primera Division campaigns when they face off at the Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona on Monday.
The two sides are separated by three points in the table, with Estudiantes in 17th place and Arsenal Sarandi in 23rd place.
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With five games in the books this season, both teams will be eager to claim all three points on Monday in order to move away from the lower reaches of the table.
Let’s start by looking at the hosts, Arsenal Sarandi, who have yet to pick up a win this season – registering four draws and one defeat.
After losing 2-1 to Boca Juniors on the opening day, Arsenal Sarandi recorded four straight draws with Banfield, San Lorenzo, Talleres Cordoba and Argentinos Juniors.
Arsenal Sarandi are one of only four teams without a win to their name this term, although five sides sit below them in the standings.
When you look at the bigger picture, Arsenal Sarandi have only managed to win three of their previous 27 top-flight clashes.
As for Estudiantes, they have recorded two wins, one draw and two losses this season – scoring five goals while conceding six.
Estudiantes kicked off their campaign with a three-match unbeaten streak, drawing with Gimnasia before beating Aldosivi and Sarmiento.
However, they head into Matchday 6 on a two-game losing streak following defeats to Indipendiente and Newell’s.
Three of Estudiantes’s five Primera Division games have produced under 2.5 goals this term, meaning Monday’s clash should be a low-scoring encounter.
Head-to-head: Remarkably, Estudiantes have only lost four of their previous 24 top-flight meetings with Arsenal Sarandi.
Not only have Estudiantes won each of their last three games against Arsenal Sarandi, but they have also won six of the previous seven.
Team news: Arsenal Sarandi will be looking to the deadly duo of Sebastian Lomonaco and Cristian Colman to cause Estudiantes problems.
On the flip side, Estudiantes will be without Ezequiel Munoz on Monday as the centre-back continues to recover from a ruptured cruciate ligament.
Given that Arsenal Sarandi have drawn each of their past four games, another stalemate is on the cards on Monday.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Arsenal Sarandi and Estudiantes will play out a goalless draw on Monday.