Independiente Rivadavia go into this Liga Profesional Argentina, Clausura fixture sitting third in the 30-team table, having taken 7 points from their opening four matches. They have won two, drawn one and lost one, scoring five goals and conceding four. Their place in the top third of the table is backed by a strong recent run of 11 points from their last five matches.
Their form across those five outings reads impressively: victories over Tigre, Argentinos Juniors and Gimnasia M., alongside draws against Banfield and Aldosivi. The most recent of those came in a 1-1 draw at Aldosivi. They also recorded a 1-0 win over Sunday's visitors when the two sides met on 10 February 2026, the only head-to-head result on the sheet.
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto arrive at Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in sharply contrasting form. Twelfth in the table with 4 points from four matches — one win, one draw and two defeats — they have collected just 1 point from their last five matches. That total comes from a single draw, with four consecutive defeats making up the rest of that run.
The visitors have scored two goals and conceded five across their four Clausura outings so far. Their solitary point in the last five came from a 0-0 draw with Aldosivi; their last five results also include defeats to Barracas Central, Gimnasia L.P., Rosario Central and Instituto Cordoba.
The points gap between the two sides stands at three heading into kick-off at 20:00 UTC on Sunday. Independiente Rivadavia carry home advantage and the better recent record into a fixture that the table places clearly in their favour.