River Plate vs Unión Santa Fe Prediction: Will this be River Plate’s 5th straight win?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, River Plate will face Union Santa Fe at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (0-2) against Sarmiento Junin, while the visitors come from a loss (1-3) against Racing Club.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

River Plate is the team in the best form at the moment in the league, with 4 straight victories. They achieved an impressive recovery and are now isolated in 1st place, with 18 points.

In the previous game, they proved once again why they are in such fabulous form. They were dominant throughout the match and ended with an impressive 70% ball possession and 25 attempts on goal. Their entry into the game was very strong, scoring in the 7th minute through Beltran. Sarmiento was looking to create danger in the counterattack, but River always maintained control of the game and would extend the advantage to 0-2 by Palavecino, in the 74th minute.

River has been absolutely dominant in its last few games, and the home factor has not been different. At home, they have an impressive 4 wins in 5 games, having lost only one game in the first rounds of the championship. In addition, they have an impressive 12 goals scored and only 5 conceded, in those 5 games. River Plate will thus look for their 5th consecutive victory in the league in front of their fans.

Union Santa Fe comes to this game after a home defeat against Racing Club (1-3), currently going through some difficulties in the results. The strategy for this game was clear, to have a good defensive organization and to exploit counterattacks. Unfortunately, Racing would score early in the 1st half. And to make matters worse, Union Santa Fe would see its best player Luna Diale expelled in the 1st half, at 38 minutes, complicating the strategy set up for this game. However, Union Santa Fe did not throw in the towel and would still reach a 65' tie, by Gordillo. But Racing, taking advantage of numerical superiority, soon managed to score 1-2. And near the end of the game, when Union Santa Fe was desperately looking for an equalizer, Racing would end up making it 1-3. Union Santa Fe would thus suffer another defeat. And the games away from home have been even more difficult for Union Santa Fe, having so far not won, having 1 loss and 3 draws. In addition, their best player Luna Diale is out for this game due to expulsion. Union Santa Fe will face many difficulties in this game.

In the last 5 games between these two teams, River Plate has won 3, and Union Santa Fe has won 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with an impressive average of 3.4 goals per match.

River Plate is a clear favorite to win this match, especially by playing at home. Goals are also expected in this match.