Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup fixture list sees River Plate coming up against Monterrey.
View all of the River Plate v Monterrey predictions, poll and stats below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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River Plate
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River Plate, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 3-1 FIFA Club World Cup success versus Urawa Red Diamonds.
In that match, River Plate managed 59% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. For River Plate, the scorers were Facundo Colidio (12'), Sebastián Driussi (48') and Maximiliano Meza (73'). Urawa Red Diamonds had 9 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Yusuke Matsuo (58') was the scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Fixtures featuring River Plate have often been absorbing affairs of late with high scoring expected. Over their past six games alone, the sum total of 24 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 17 of these accredited to River Plate.
Monterrey
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In their last fixture, Monterrey drew 1-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup tie with Inter Milan.
The only player to score from Monterrey was Ramos (25'). Lautaro Martínez (42') scored for Inter Milan.
Over the course of their last six clashes, Monterrey have bagged a total of 10 goals. Monterrey have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 6 goals go into their own net. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, of course.
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Team News: River Plate
The River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo will be thankful to have no fitness worries to speak of before this match thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.
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Team News: Monterrey
In an otherwise available group, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Monterrey boss Domènec Torrent to be concerned about. Carlos Salcedo (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Monterrey should have enough to find the net against this River Plate outfit, although that realistically won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for River Plate after the 90. There looks to be little in this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, victory for River Plate is best priced at 2.1, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and taking a punt on a victory for Monterrey is 3.4. They are the best returns available right now.
Victor Martins,
12:00 18/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
River Plate
Formed: 1901
Stadium: The Estadio Mâs Monumental (85,018)
Captain: Franco Armani
Chairman: Jorge Brito
Manager: Marcelo Gallardo
Competitions: Supercopa Internacional (Final), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16), FIFA Club World Cup (Group E)
🔑 Star Man: Miguel Borja
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Miguel Borja was born in Tierralta, Colombia. After making a first senior appearance for Livorno in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Forward has netted 11 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season so far in 22 appearances.