Colo-Colo vs River Plate Prediction: There are many reasons to believe the visitors will not lose

Prediction for the Copa Libertadores Colo-Colo vs River Plate match which will take place on September 18th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After beating Juniors in the return leg of the round of 16 final of the Libertadores Cup, Colo Colo played three games in the Chilean championship, winning all three and losing 3:0 to Magallanes in the quarterfinal of the national cup. Colo Colo finished second in the Chilean championship, 7 points behind Universidad de Chile, but with two games in hand. Colo Colo has the best home record in the league, +8=0-3, with a goal difference of 19:9.

After beating Talleres in the return leg of the Libertadores round of 16 final, River Plate has played three games in the Argentine Championship. In that time, the Millionaires drew 2:2 with Newells Old Boys and Independiente and beat Atletico Tucumán 4:1. After 14 rounds in the Argentine Championship, River Plate is in ninth place on 21 points, nine adrift of leaders Velez Sarsfield.

Note that River Plate has never lost to Colo Colo in their history. Moreover, the Argentinians are in good shape and have not lost in a long time. So there are plenty of reasons to believe the visitors will not lose this meeting. We think the match will be a hard-fought but low-scoring affair, and we would not be surprised if it ends in a draw.