Weโre counting down to Copa Libertadores action taking place on Thursday as Universitario Deportes play against River Plate.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Universitario Deportes v River Plate can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Universitario Deportes
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Universitario Deportes will be hoping to bounce back here after a 2-0 Copa Libertadores defeat in their last game at the hands of LDU Quito.
Alex Arce (44') and Lisandro Alzugaray (67') scored for LDU Quito.
It has been seldom in recent games that Universitario Deportes have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Universitario Deportes have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 9 goals along the way.
River Plate
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In their previous fixture, River Plate drew 2-2 in the Torneo Apertura tie with Rosario Central.
In that game, River Plate had 64% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For River Plate, goals were scored by Lucas Martรญnez Quarta (18') and Ian Subiabre (61'). For their opponents, Rosario Central had 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Sebastiรกn Ferreira (8') and Santiago Lรณpez Grobin (85') scored for Rosario Central.
Fixtures featuring River Plate have had a tendency of being rather laboured affairs in recent times with a scarcity of goals almost becoming expected. During their past half dozen clashes, an uninspiring gross goal total of 5 has been recorded between both them and their opposition at an average goals per game of 0.83. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
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Team News: Universitario Deportes
The Universitario Deportes boss Fabiรกn Bustos does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game thanks to a fully healthy squad to choose from.
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Team News: River Plate
Due to a fully healthy squad to choose from, the River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match.
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Prediction
We feel that over the course of the game, Universitario Deportes will need to put in a solid display to see themselves scoring against this River Plate outfit who we reckon should just have the edge.
Weโre therefore predicting a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for River Plate when the referee blows for full-time.
Hoping for a good game.
Andre Moura,
00:00 03/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Universitario Deportes
Formed: 1924
Stadium: The Estadio Monumental (80,093)
Captain: Aldo Corzo
Chairman: Manuel Barreto
Manager: Fabiรกn Bustos
Competitions: Copa Libertadores (Group B)