Deportivo Riestra vs Huracan Prediction: Can Huracan return to victories?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Deportivo Riestra will face Huracan at Stadium Guillermo Laza in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against Union Santa Fe. The visitors come into this game after a loss (0-2) against Tigre.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Deportivo Riestra arrived at this game after the match ended with a 0-0 draw against Union Santa Fe. This first half of the game was evidently going to be in favor of Union Santa Fe because Deportivo Riestra spent most of the half time defending itself. At some point, Deportivo Riestra withstood considerable pressure from their rivals that controlled the ball possessions and other attempts at getting to the rival’s goal zone. In the first half Union Santa Fe dominated and had 77% ball possession and 11 shots. But it nonetheless turned into a very tough match for Deportivo Riestra which only allowed four shots on target. The team demonstrated good fighting spirit, in a match where they created few attacks, the team successfully ensured that their opponents did not get a goal. In the second half the same picture was observed where Union Santa Fe was dominating with 77% of ball possession and they were constantly on the hunt for a goal. As for Deportivo Riestra the team was able to build up four attempts on goal, but only one of them was an accurate attempt. Riestra’s goalkeeper and defense performed magnificently especially in efforts where they were able to make six saves during the course of the game and denying their counterparts several goal attempts. As a consequence, Deportivo Riestra is 10th in the league with 19 points to their name. In their previous 5 league matches they have played and won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match, in which they have scored 14 goals but have conceded 15 goals. They are one of the teams which are most effective within the league.

Huracán lost their match against Tigre with a 2-0 score in a match where Tigre, the home team, had more control of the ball but could not turn this into a goal. The first goal of the match was scored by Tigre in the 22nd minute by Armoa by taking the opportunity of a good play by Maroni. From that moment on, Huracán realized they can not break the opponent’s defense line and attempted to equalize. In the first half of the game, the team of Huracán had the ball possession 56% and aimed at the rival’s goal. The team put the ball in the opponent’s penalty area seven times and none of these shots on goals were successful. However, although Tigre had less possession (44%) they were more efficient, scoring one shot out of the three attempts they made, that being the goal. Huracán’s shooting was once saved by Tigre and the team did a good job of containing the home side’s attacking moves. The second half seen more attacking attempts made by Huracán in an attempt to equalize or get a winner but Tigre’s back line proved too solid to allow any goals to be scored against them. Tigre’s second goal was scored in the 78th minute by Monzón with the assist by Benitez and making the score 2 – 0. Huracán ended the match with eleven shots at the target and eight of them being saved by the opposing defense without anyone making a goal. Altogether, Huracán had the game’s possession at 53%, 11 shots and a single one on target, which proved that Tigre’s defensive formation hindered them and a poor conversion cost them the match. With this result, Huracan is in 4th position in the table accumulating 24 points. The team has won 1, drawn 3 and lost only 1 match from the last five league matches, and has scored 12 goals and conceded 6 goals in the process.

There’s just 1 recent game between both teams that ended in a 0-0 draw. It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, but Huracan is not expected to lose.