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CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026, Round of 16 · 12 Aug 2026

Estudiantes de La Plata 1–1 Universidad Católica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.5 – 0.1
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Estudiantes de La Plata favourites at 47%.

Estudiantes de La Plata deserved more from the draw, creating 1.5 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tiago Palacios, 53.2 in 67′.

Well below it: Eric Meza −17.2, Fernando Muslera −11.2, Tomás Palacios −9.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Estudiantes de La Plata

27 May 2026W 1–0v Independiente Medellín Copa Libertadores
21 May 2026L 0–1at Flamengo Copa Libertadores
6 May 2026D 1–1at Cusco FC Copa Libertadores
30 Apr 2026D 1–1v Flamengo Copa Libertadores
14 Apr 2026W 2–1v Cusco FC Copa Libertadores

Universidad Católica

29 May 2026W 1–0at Boca Juniors Copa Libertadores
22 May 2026W 2–0v Barcelona SC Guayaquil Copa Libertadores
7 May 2026D 0–0v Cruzeiro Copa Libertadores
30 Apr 2026W 2–1at Barcelona SC Guayaquil Copa Libertadores
15 Apr 2026W 2–1at Cruzeiro Copa Libertadores

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Estudiantes de La Plata

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Brian Aguirre Midfielder1200–63.2–
Tiago Palacios Midfielder67000.0153.2+6.5
Joaquín Tobio Burgos Midfielder85100.1752.1–
Fernando Muslera Goalkeeper9700–43.4−11.2
Santiago Núñez Defender97000.0543.3–
Joaquín Correa Forward36000.1141.8–
Guido Carrillo Forward97000.2040.2−6.0
Ezequiel Piovi Midfielder97000.1536.6−7.3
Alexis Castro Midfielder6700–35.5–
Tomás Palacios Defender97000.0632.7−9.5
Fabricio Pérez Midfielder61000.7032.3–
Gastón Benedetti Defender97000.0528.0−6.5
Baltasar Rodriguez Midfielder3000–27.1–
Eric Meza Defender9700–22.2−17.2
Gabriel Neves Midfielder3000–11.2–

Universidad Católica

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Agustín Farías Midfielder1200–78.4–
Branco Ampuero Defender9700–48.6+3.8
Vicente Bernedo Goalkeeper9700–47.5−5.1
Fernando Zampedri Forward97100.0747.2+1.1
Justo Giani Midfielder9701–46.4+6.5
Eugenio Mena Defender6400–44.3+2.0
Fernando Zuqui Midfielder9700–43.0−4.0
Jhojan Valencia Midfielder8500–42.8−4.7
Gary Medel Midfielder1200–41.3–
Diego Corral Midfielder3300–40.4–
Cristián Cuevas Midfielder97000.0239.9+0.6
Bernardo Cerezo Defender8500–37.9–
Daniel González Defender9700–37.6−4.7
Jimmy Martínez Midfielder9700–36.1–