📊 Form Guide
River Plate DWDWWW 📈
River Plate, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-3 Copa Libertadores success vs Barcelona SC.
In that game, River Plate had 57% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For River Plate, the goals were scored by Sebastián Driussi (7'), Facundo Colidio (26'), Franco Mastantuono (48') and Lucas Martínez Quarta (49' Own goal). Barcelona SC had 10 shots on goal with 1 on target. Octavio Rivero (15') scored for Barcelona SC.
At least three goals per match have been seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where River Plate have been involved. Their opponents scored 7 times in these games whereas River Plate totted up 15. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, however.
Barracas Central WLWLWW
Barracas Central will go into this match following on from a 0-1 Torneo Apertura win to beat Huracán in their most recent match.
In that match, Barracas Central managed 35% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Barracas Central was Kevin Jappert (49'). For their opponents, Huracan got 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Barracas Central have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 6 times, yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.
👥 Head to head
The last league contest between these sides was Primera División match day 22 on 10/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of River Plate 3-0 Barracas Central.
On that day, River Plate managed 73% possession and 33 attempts on goal with 14 on target. Goals were scored by Maximiliano Meza (68'), Miguel Borja (75') and Paulo Díaz (86').
Barracas Central got 3 shots on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Fernando Echenique.
ℹ️ Team News: River Plate
The River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash with a fully healthy squad to pick from.
It seems likely that Los Millonarios will probably use a 4-3-1-2 formation, utilising Franco Armani, Gonzalo Montiel, L. Martínez Quarta, German Pezzella, Marcos Acuna, Giuliano Galoppo, Enzo Pérez, Kevin Castaño, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastián Driussi and Facundo Colidio.
ℹ️ Team News: Barracas Central
Thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Barracas Central manager does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game.
We are inclined to think that Barracas Central appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 lineup, starting the game with Marcos Ledesma, Kevin Jappert, Fernando Tobio, Nicolás Demartini, Facundo Mater, Dardo Miloc, Ivan Tapia, Rodrigo Insua, Tomás Porra, Javier Ruiz and Facundo Bruera.
🔮 Prediction
It looks to us that River Plate certainly have the ability to create the chances to score more than once against Barracas Central, who could well find it tough scoring a goal of their own.
We’re therefore anticipating a comfortable 2-0 winning margin for River Plate at full-time.
📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the full-time result market, putting your money on River Plate is best priced at 1.36, going for a draw is 4.75 & taking a punt on victory for Barracas Central gets you 9.8. They’re the best prices on offer right now.