Instituto vs River Plate Prediction: Can River Plate win away from home?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Instituto will face River Plate at Stadium Presidente Peron in Cordoba. The home side head here after a loss (2-0) against Racing Club. The visitors come into this game after a win (3-1) against Banfield.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Instituto were beaten 2-0 by Racing Club with both goals scored in the first half. The first boost came in the 8th minute, when Nicolás Colombo put the home team ahead. In the 25th minute, Facundo Mura made it 2-0 after an assist from Solari, ending an effective first half for Racing, which lacked possession (48%) but was more clinical in front of goal; Racing twice on target to Instituto's one attempt. In the second half, Instituto went on the front foot, having 62 per cent of possession and eight attempts on target. But their lack of efficiency punished the away team, whose three attempts on target were all missed, and Racing took a more defensive stance to protect their lead. Overall, Instituto had 57 percent possession and 13 shots to Racing’s 7. Racing's efficiency in the key moments of the first half was key to picking up the three points, while Instituto couldn't respond in the last stages. With this result, Instituto are in 9th place in the table with 29 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with a record of 25 goals scored and 19 goals conceded.

River Plate come into this game after a 3-1 win against Banfield. River Plate were more aggressive in their finishing and more dominant with possession in the first half, controlling 72 per cent of the time. Solari scored the first goal in the 44th minute after an assist from Simón. But both teams had very few clear cut chances prior to that, with Banfield managing just three attempts on goal to River's eleven. River’s lack of finishing, however, meant they had just three shots on target with this offensive volume. River Plate went 2-0 up inside 10 minutes in the second half courtesy of a Solari goal after 46 minutes, following a pass from Echeverri. In the 83rd minute, Garate converted a penalty to pull Banfield back to 2-1, and the hosts attempted to reply but could not. But River continued to press, and Miguel Borja scored the third goal in injury time (90+7'), taking the final score to 3-1. River Plate were overall in control, with 60% possession and 21 attempts, of which 8 were on target, while more withdrawn Banfield had 9 attempts, and 2 on target. Fouls had their course as well, with River's 15 and Banfield's 12 hours between them, evidencing the toughness of both teams in the playing field. The victory strengthened River Plate, who knew how to take advantage of the chances offered to build a comfortable score despite the late response of Banfield. With this result, River Plate is in 7th place in the table with 30 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with a record of 24 goals scored and 14 goals conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, River Plate has won 4, and they drew another. Goals were scored in 4 games, and with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

River Plate are not expected to lose in this match.