We’re counting down to Torneo Apertura action scheduled for Monday when Deportivo Riestra come up against Platense.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Deportivo Riestra v Platense match are shown here - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Deportivo Riestra
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Deportivo Riestra, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 Torneo Apertura victory against Vélez Sarsfield.
In that match, Deportivo Riestra had 23% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Deportivo Riestra was Jonathan Herrera (9'). On the other side, Velez Sarsfield had 10 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Matches featuring Deportivo Riestra have proved to be pretty unexciting ones of late with ineffective forward attacks becoming customary. Over their past six games, the tiny aggregate goal return of 6 has been yielded between them and opposing sides at an average of 1 goal per match. That trend won’t necessarily be continued into this game, though.
Platense
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Platense come into this encounter following a 2-1 Torneo Apertura win over Atlético Tucumán in their previous match.
In that match, Platense had 49% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Platense was Ronaldo Martínez (8'). For their opponents, Atletico Tucuman got 6 shots at goal with 2 on target. Franco Nicola (38') and Guillermo Acosta (77' Own goal) scored for Atlético Tucumán.
A series of dependable showings by the Platense defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their past 6 fixtures in total. In that time, their own attack force has managed to score 6.
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Head to head
The previous league match between the two was Primera División match day 21 on 08/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Platense 0-0 Deportivo Riestra.
In that match, Platense had 73% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Deportivo Riestra had 4 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Fernando Espinoza.
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Team News: Deportivo Riestra
The Deportivo Riestra manager will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this clash with a fully injury-free group available to choose from.
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Team News: Platense
With a completely healthy group available to select from, the Platense manager has zero fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Platense can create enough chances to rack up a good score against Deportivo Riestra, who could well struggle to get even a goal of their own.
It could be a real pummeling.
Our selection here is for a 0-3 win with maybe even more goals for Platense when the referee blows for full-time.
Andre Moura,
12:03 04/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Deportivo Riestra
Formed: 1931
Stadium: The Estadio Guillermo Laza (3,000)
Captain: Milton Céliz
Chairman: Fernando Salorio
Manager: Gustavo Benítez
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone B), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B)
⭐ Star Man: Nicolás Benegas
Normally played in the Striker position, Nicolás Benegas was born in Argentina. Having made his senior debut playing for Quilmes in the 2016 - 2017 season, the goalscoring Forward has got 3 league goals in this Primera División 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 17 appearances.