Sarmiento Junin vs Rosario Central Prediction

Recent form: contrasting trends

Sarmiento Junín's last 20 games have been a genuine mixed bag - nine wins, two draws and nine losses, with 25 goals scored but 29 conceded. That shows a side capable of scoring but just as likely to ship goals at the other end.

Sarmiento Junin: 20 completed matches; Rosario Central: 20 completed matches.

Sarmiento Junin

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

29

Difference

-4

Rosario Central

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

18

Difference

+6

Rosario Central's equivalent run reads differently: ten wins, four draws and six losses, with 24 scored against just 17 conceded. They've been tighter defensively without losing their attacking threat.

Rosario Central look the more balanced side across their last 20 matches, particularly at the back.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sarmiento Junin vs Rosario Central

Head-to-head: recent meetings favour the visitors

These two have faced off regularly since 2012, so the head-to-head sample stretches back over a decade and the older results carry little weight now. What stands out is the recent run: Rosario Central won 2-1 away at Sarmiento in April 2026, then won 1-0 away again in October 2025, and were 1-0 winners at home in February 2025.

That's three meetings in a row swinging Rosario Central's way, regardless of venue.

League position tells a similar story

The standings data available shows two separate snapshots from this campaign, and both point the same direction. In one, Rosario Central sit fourth with 28 points from 16 games, while Sarmiento are down in 11th with 19 points. In the other, Rosario Central are second with 18 points from ten games, with Sarmiento seventh on 16.

Rosario Central have consistently occupied the higher league position whenever these snapshots were taken.

Players to watch and a few cards

Rosario Central have two players sharing their assist lead, Ángel Di María and Jhon Campaz, both on four apiece, while Sarmiento's top creator is Joaquín Marabel, also with four assists but across more appearances.

Sarmiento Junin:

Best assist providers:

J. Marabel - 4

Penalty cards:

J. Insaurralde x 2 x 9

S. Salle x 9

Rosario Central:

Best assist providers:

Á. Di María - 4

J. Campaz - 4

Penalty cards:

F. Ibarra x 11

On discipline, Rosario Central's Franco Ibarra has picked up 11 yellow cards in 26 matches, and Sarmiento's Juan Insaurralde and Santiago Salle have nine yellows apiece, with Insaurralde also sent off once this season. Neither side is short of players who like a tackle.