📏 Form Guide

River Plate

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River Plate fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 6-2 Copa Libertadores victory versus Independiente del Valle.

It has not been often in recent games that River Plate have shown defensive steel. The facts show that River Plate have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals during that time.

Platense

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Platense will go into this clash following a 0-1 Torneo Apertura win versus Racing Club in their most recent game.

A series of hard-working displays by the Platense defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their last 6 outings in total. During the same time, their own attack force has managed to score 4. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether that pattern shall continue on in this upcoming match or not.

↔️ Head to head

An inspection of their past head to head results stretching back to 22/11/2021 tells us that these fixtures have not been kind to Platense. They have not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas River Plate have been dominant against them, running out winners in 67% of those matches played.

12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Los Millonarios and 4 netted by Platense. The average goals per game has been 2.

📋 Team News: River Plate

The River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game thanks to a completely healthy group to choose from.

It’s our opinion that Los Millonarios could use a 4-3-1-2 formation for this one with Franco Armani, Fabricio Bustos, L. Martínez Quarta, Paulo Díaz, Marcos Acuna, Kevin Castaño, Enzo Pérez, Ignacio Fernandez, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastián Driussi and Facundo Colidio.

📋 Team News: Platense

With a fully healthy group to pick from, the Platense manager doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game.

We reckon that Platense will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation using Juan Pablo Cozzani, J. Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vazquez, Oscar Salomon, Tomás Silva, Rodrigo Herrera, Leonel Picco, Guido Mainero, Vicente Taborda, Ronaldo Martínez and Augusto Lotti.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that River Plate have it within them to stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

At the other end, Platense may well find it hard to break down their defence although we do see them converting at least once.

We’re tipping a 3-1 win for River Plate come full-time.

Peter Guest, 23:02 20/05/2025