Huracán are set to play against River Plate in Friday’s Copa de la Liga Profesional fixture.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Huracán v River Plate can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Huracán
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Huracán will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Copa de la Liga Profesional defeat in their last game at the hands of Barracas Central.
In that match, Huracán had 65% possession and 30 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Barracas Central got 16 shots on goal with 6 on target. Alexis Domínguez (11') scored for Barracas Central.
A common characteristic of recent Huracán games is the number of nil scores.
Taking their previous six matches before this one, in 5 of them a bet on BTTS would have been a loser. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
River Plate
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River Plate will come into the encounter following a 3-1 Copa de la Liga Profesional win in the defeat of Gimna ' Plata in their last outing.
In that match, River Plate managed 59% possession and 22 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. For River Plate, the scorers were Claudio Echeverri (29'), Leandro González Pírez (70') and Facundo Colidio (86'). Gimnasia y Esgrima had 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. Benjamín Domínguez (11') scored for Gimna ' Plata.
River Plate have seen success in front of goal of late, scoring 11 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, River Plate have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same matches.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 14/09/2019 shows that Huracán have won 2 of these & River Plate 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A combined sum of 21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 of them from El Globo / Los Quemeros and 14 being from Los Millonarios. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was Copa de la Liga Profesional match day 12 on 04/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of River Plate 1-2 Huracán.
That time, River Plate managed 75% possession and 25 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gonzalo Martínez (77').
On the other side, Huracán had 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Walter Mazzantti (49') and Franco Alfonso (87') scored.
The referee was Yael Falcón.
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Team News: Huracán
Williams Alarcón (strain), Lucas Souto (ankle sprain) and Federico Fattori (Ankle ligament tear) are not available for Huracán gaffer Frank Kudelka.
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Team News: River Plate
River Plate boss Martín Demichelis has a number of players out of action. Franco Mastantuono (Thigh problems) and Pity Martínez (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We think that Huracán could find themselves struggling to hit the back of the net against this River Plate side who we reckon will score one, at least.
We therefore fancy a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 advantage for River Plate at full-time.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
06:04 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Huracán
Formed: 1908
Stadium: The Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó (48,314)
Captain: Fernando Tobio
Chairman: David Garzón
Manager: Frank Kudelka
Competitions: Copa de la Liga Profesional (Parent), Copa de la Liga Profesional (Group A)