Saturday’s Torneo Apertura schedule sees Deportivo Riestra facing off with Godoy Cruz.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Deportivo Riestra v Godoy Cruz are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Deportivo Riestra
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Deportivo Riestra enter this match following a 0-0 Torneo Apertura drawn match versus Independiente.
In that match, Deportivo Riestra managed 25% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Independiente had 14 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
An interesting feature of recent Deportivo Riestra games is the number of nil scores.
Taking their previous 6 matches leading up to this one, in 6 of them a bet on both teams scoring would have been a loser. That being said, time will tell if such a trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game.
Godoy Cruz
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Godoy Cruz come into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Torneo Apertura win with the downing of Atlético Tucumán in their most recent game.
In that match, Godoy Cruz managed 40% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Godoy Cruz was Agustín Auzmendi (36'). At the other end, Atletico Tucuman had 3 shots at goal with 1 on target.
A run of very capable showings from the Godoy Cruz defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their past 6 outings combined. Over that same period, their forwards have scored 6.
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Head to head
The last league match between the two was Primera División match day 11 on 19/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Godoy Cruz 4-1 Deportivo Riestra.
In that game, Godoy Cruz managed 58% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Salomón Rodríguez (8'), Daniel Barrea (10', 45') and Facundo Altamira (66').
For their opponents, Deportivo Riestra got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Braian Sánchez (84') was the scorer.
The referee was Luis Lobo.
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Team News: Deportivo Riestra
The Deportivo Riestra boss will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever coming into this game with a fully healthy group available to select from.
It seems likely that Deportivo Riestra may well use the 3-5-2 formation this time, utilising Ignacio Arce, Cristian Paz, Facundo Miño, Rodrigo Gallo, Nicolás Sansotre, Milton Celiz, Braian Sanchez, Jonatan Goitia, Pedro Ramírez, Alexander Díaz and Antony Alonso.
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Team News: Godoy Cruz
Thanks to a completely healthy group to choose from, the Godoy Cruz manager doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.
We’re of the thinking that Tomba could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, settling for Franco Petroli, Lucas Arce, Mateo Mendoza, Federico Rasmussen, Andres Meli, Nicolás Fernández, Vicente Poggi, Gonzalo Abrego, Daniel Barrea, Agustin Auzmendi and Santino Andino.
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Prediction
In this match, Godoy Cruz will likely be able to get a goal against this Deportivo Riestra side, however that may not quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a 2-1 winning score for Deportivo Riestra when the full-time whistle blows. We’ll have to see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, a victory for Deportivo Riestra is available for 2.6, going for the game finishing all-square is 2.6 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Godoy Cruz will get you 3.4. These are the top prices available at the current time.
Victor Martins,
17:01 02/05/2025
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)
🔑 Key Man: Jonathan Herrera
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Jonathan Herrera was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After having made a senior debut playing for Central Córdoba in the 2019 - 2020 season, the gifted Forward has struck 9 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season to date coming from a total of 27 appearances.