River Plate vs Atl. Tucuman Prediction: Can Atl. Tucuman reach the 1st place in this round?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, River Plate will face Atl. Tucuman at Stadium Monumental in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against Independiente. The visitors come into this game after a win (1-0) against Racing Club.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

River Plate arrives to this game after a 0-0 stalemate against Independiente. The first 45 minutes were dominated by River Plate with a 68% of ball possession, having 11 goal attempts and 4 on target. However, River Plate was not as productive and even though they gained more possession, they failed to turn the chances they had into goals. The Independiente playing only the 32% of the possession still able to create some opportunities, but did not had the same attacking power. Independiente also came under pressure in the second half as River Plate dominated the ball possession, more than 71% and had a number of attempts at goal with 12 shot and three of them targeting the goal. Nevertheless, Independiente’s defense was strong, intercepting all the shots River attempted and ensuring that the match would end in a tie. The match closed scoreless and although River Plate had more ball possession and chances created, the class and organized defense of Independence stopped Martin Demichelis’s team from getting the maximum result. River Plate has thus 18 points in the table and occupies 11th position in the standings. The final 5 league matches represented 5 draw results where the team has scored a total of 15 goals and conceded 10 goals. Although the team has not emerged the winner, at the same time they have not dropped any of the last 5 matches that were played.

Atlético Tucumán defeated Racing Club 1-0 in a match where the difference was the accuracy of the attacks. Although they only managed to hit the ball 44% of the time in the match, Atlético Tucumán was able to capitalize on the few opportunities that were available to them. The first and only goal was scored in the last part of the first half at the 30 th min of the game by Tesuri after a pass by Rodríguez. This goal arrived in the exact right time as Racing was putting intense pressure and had more ball possession as indicated by the 56% overall possession but they were struggling to get past the teams defence in order to score. During the first half of the match Atlético Tucumán showed good actions, especially in defending themselves from the attacks of Racing. Although Racing dominated the first half with 54% of ball possession, the hosts were able to defend and take necessary time to get into a better position and at the end of the first half, Tucumán had a significant lead. Racing had 7 shots on target, but Tucumán’s goalkeeper was just exceptional with 6 save and the defence made sure that they cleared 3 shots that were intended for an equalizing goal. The second half saw Racing again increase the pressure up to a 58% Tasmanian Devils’ ball possession and 15 shooting attempts in the match for a total of 30. Tucumán, on its part, concentrated on retaining the victory and a solid defensive play, completing 13 saves by the goalkeepers and 7 other shots being prevented. All in all, Racing was the team that dominated more, shot more on target and tried to create more goal opportunities but the team that emerged victorious was Atlético Tucumán and this showed that football is not about territorial control but strong defensive solidarity. With this result, Atlético Tucumán is in the second place in the table with twenty five points. In the last 5 league games, the team has performed well by having 4 wins and 1 loss, with 14 goals scored and 8 goals conceded. Although they do not even score many goals, this team has one of the best defensive lines in the league.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, River Plate has won 1, and they drew another 4. Goals were scored in 3 of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 2 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this match, but a draw is a likely result.