Sarmiento vs. River Plate: Sarmiento Playing at Home

The upcoming fixture of the Argentine Primera Division will feature Sarmiento and River Plate. River Plate is placed 2nd in the points table standings with 7 wins in 12 games played so far in the competition. O the other hand, Sarmiento has won 6 out of 12 games played. With Sarmiento playing at home, it will be a tough outing for River Plate as Sarmiento hasn’t lost any home game in the last 6 games played at home.

After losing to Racing Club (4-1), Sarmiento made a noticeable comeback and won three consecutive games. They won against San Lorenzo (2-1), Gimnasia LP (1-3), and Defensa y Justicia (2-1). Moreover, they have drawn the game against Argentinos Juniors (0-0). Though Sarmiento hasn’t yet defeated River Plate in a head-to-head fixture, they will look to play positive and win.

• Jonathan Torres;
• Julian Brea;
• Lisandro Lopez;
• Yasir Arismendi;
• Federico Paradela;
• Javier Fabian Toledo.

River Plate is a competitive side, having 3 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 games played. When the last time these two teams played against each other, River Plate won by 1-2. Both teams haven’t kept the sheet clean in the head-to-head encounters. River Plate has an improved and robust defense, which doesn’t allow teams to score freely. Going in the River Plate, have lost to Talleres (1-0), were drawn against Atletico Tucuman (1-1), and won against Colo Colo (1-2).

• Enzo Fernandez;
• Julian Alvarez;
• Santiago Simon;
• Juan Quintero;
• Hector Martinez.

It’s expected that there will be goals at both ends, as Sarmiento concedes 1.3 goals per game on an average. The home advantage will be favoring Sarmiento as they haven’t lost in their 6 home games. On the other hand, River Plate concedes 0.9 goals per game, which is an advantage for them.

• Sarmiento to Win for 6.50
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.85
• Digit 1 Will Be In The Score – No for 1.94

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