Excursionistas vs Almagro Prediction: Derby between lower leagues teams

On the stadium of FC Moron Estadio Nuevo Francisco Urbano (Moron) in the 1/16 finals od Copa Argentina will play Excursionistas vs Almagro. Both teams are from lower Argentinian leagues, so even though Almagro should be better team at least on paper, it’s hard to make difference between them and to pick a favorite. We can expect tight encounter between two very motivated teams who wants to continue to the next round of this competition.

Form: WDWLD

Excursionistas are competing in Argentinian Primera C, and they got a good chance of getting a promotion this season. In the previous round, they eliminated huge favorite Gimnasia L.P. after penalties. The atmosphere in the team is amazing and their fans are expecting them to continue good form in Copa Argentina. In the last five matches, this team have two wins, two draws, and a defeat. They are playing well-organized defense and it’s hard for any team to score a goal against them.

Form: DLDLW

Almagro are favorite in this match according to the world's best bookmakers. They are in 16th place in Argentinian Primera Nacional, and their form isn’t very good recently. In the last five matches, they have only one win, two defeats, and two draws. In the last round, they also won on penalties as underdogs against Union de Santa Fe. In this match, they will try to cheer up their fans and lift the atmosphere in the team after bad results in the league. We can say that the pressure for winning this match is on this team.

Even though Almagro are favorite and probably better team than Excursionistas, this match will be tight with both teams more focused on the defense and not losing than to score goals. It’s very likely that the winner will be decided on penalties, and I think that we will not see many goals or offensive football in this encounter.