Peñarol vs River Plate Prediction & Betting Tips

📏 Form Guide

Peñarol

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Peñarol head into this game following a 0-0 Primera División (Apertura) drawn match vs Fénix.

At least three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Peñarol have taken part. Their opponents scored 7 times in this period whereas Aurinegros totted up 10.

River Plate

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River Plate go into this clash following on from a 1-2 Primera División (Apertura) win with the defeat of Progreso in their last game.

The stats don’t lie, and River Plate have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in total. Defensively, La Dársena have been far from perfect. That kind of trend might not be carried forward here, though.

📋 Team News: Peñarol

Peñarol manager Diego Forlan will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all before this game with a completely healthy group to pick from. Agustín Álvarez is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

🗞️ Team News: River Plate

Out of a mainly full-strength group, there’s just the sole fitness worry for the River Plate boss Jorge Fossati to be concerned about. Facundo Boné (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

River Plate have the firepower to get a goal against this Peñarol lineup, however that might not be enough to avoid a loss.

We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning score for Peñarol after 90 minutes. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Renata Leite, 10:25 16/10/2020