Independiente Rivadavia vs River Plate Prediction: Can River Plate maintain their great winning momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Independiente Rivadavia will face River Plate at Stadium Juan Bautista Gargantini in Mendoza. The home side head here after a loss (2-1) against Racing Club. The visitors come into this game after a win (3-0) against Barracas Central.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Independiente Rivadavia comes into this game after a 2-1 loss against Racing Club.. The match started with Independiente opening the score through Ramis after only 8 minutes making the visitors to lead. However, Racing responded very fast, the equalizer was scored by Adrián Martínez in the 17th minute, up to this moment the game was balanced in term of the opportunities created. The first period was easy identified by Racing getting most of the ball possession, with 60/40 to Independiente and both teams as attackers, Racing attempted to score 8/3 for Independiente. However, the two teams were equally matched in defense, Independiente resorted to fouls to check the surging in form teammates, they committed 7 fouls in the first half of the match. In the second half Racing turned the screw, dominating the ball for the majority of the second period with 66% and creating 11 goal attempts to Independiente’s four. The home team was finally able to cash in on this dominance when Quintero scored in the 87th minute to give the team a 2-1 win. Independiente for its part failed to sustain such a pace in attack and was just unable to avoid the second goal, despite one man defensive walls and the great saves of the goalkeeper that at least kept the match in check till the final whistle. With this result, Independiente Rivadavia is in 24th place in the table with 25 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses, with a record of 15 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

River Plate beat Barracas Central 3-0 in a game they clearly dominated. River controlled the opening 45 minutes, with 65 percent possession and eight shots on target, and the goal remained unchanged. Barracas kept themselves in the defensive side of the game, but even in their efforts, they didn't come up with many chances to score, only one of them on target in the first half. In the second half, River Plate dominated further before finally scoring goals. Miguel Borja opened the scoring in the 62nd minute with a well worked move involving Bustos that ended with a perfect cross. Meza doubled the lead in the 69th minute after an assist from Mastantuono, following shortly afterwards. Diaz wrapped up the scoring in the 87th minute, the third goal coming after a quick counter attack. On the other hand, Barracas Central were unable to respond, mustering only three shots altogether on the day, two of those on target. River Plate won statistically in all aspects of the game. River was extremely physical, especially defensively, and the visiting team was always under pressure and was unable to play with quality, which also resulted in the visiting team being blocked several of their opponents' attempts to attack. With this result, River Plate is in 4th place in the table with 36 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 3 wins, and 2 draws, with a record of 30 goals scored and 16 goals conceded.

In the last 4 games between these 2 teams, River Plate has won 3, and Independiente Rivadavia has won 1. Goals were scored in all of those games, but with both teams scoring in just 1 of the matches.

Despite playing away and the good momentum of Rivadavia at home, I think that River Plate is really in a good momentum and they will snatch another win.