Liverpool Montevideo vs Argentinos Juniors Prediction: Can Argentinos Juniors Make It Three in Three Wins?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Matchday 3, Liverpool will be hosting Argentinos Juniors at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the moment, Liverpool stands at the bottom of the points table with two back-to-back defeats in Libertadores, whereas Argentinos Juniors stands 1st with 2 wins and 6 points. If the visitors manage to dominate Liverpool and win, it would be their third consecutive win. This will be the first meeting between the two sides; therefore, Juniors are likely to come out with their full-fledged opening lineup. Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming matchup.

Despite having poor performance in the ongoing Copa Libertadores fixtures, Liverpool FC has delivered in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Liverpool stands 6th in the table standings with 5 wins and 20 points. After losing against Independiente del Valle (2-0) in a Libertadores group stage fixture, Liverpool managed a draw against Cerro (1-1) and win recently against Boston River (1-3). In the last outing against Boston River, Leandro Otormin and Ruben Bentancourt scored goals. Coach Jorge Bava will be looking forward to translating national form at the continental stage. With Bentancourt, Medina, and Rodriguez leading the attack, Liverpool will be looking to unsettle the visitors at home. In the last five matches played across all competitions, Liverpool FC has secured 2 wins, 2 draws, and a defeat. Talking about goal scoring, Liverpool has scored 8 goals, averaging 1.60 goals per game. Against the scoring average, Liverpool has conceded 6 goals, averaging 1.20. Hence, we could expect Liverpool to at least score a goal against Argentinos Juniors. 

Sebastián Britos; Gastón Martirena, Gonzalo Pérez, Mateo Antoni, Miguel Samudio; Fabricio Diaz, Marcelo Meli, Gonzalo Napoli; Luciano Rodríguez, Alan Medina, Rubén Bentancourt.

Just like Liverpool FC, Argentinos Juniors have won 2, drawn 2, and lost a fixture in their recent outings across all competitions. In the Argentine Primera Division, Juniors are struggling as it has managed to win just 5 of the 14 matches played. However, in the Libertadores group stage, Juniors have managed two in two wins and are aiming to make it three in three wins. In the last match against Corinthians, Juniors managed to win (0-1), in which Javier Cabrera produced the opening goal in the 13th minute of play. Santiago Gabriel was also spot-on with the cross. When playing away from home, Juniors have stood unbeaten in the last three matches. Talking about the scoring, Juniors has scored 8 and conceded just 6 goals. Hence, the scoring and conceding average is quite similar to Liverpool FC at the moment. 

Federico Lanzillota; Kevin Mac Allister, Miguel Torren, Lucas Villalba, Santiago Montiel; Federico Redondo, Franco Moyano, Javier Cabrera, Francisco González; Gaston Veron, Gabriel Avalos.

Going in the matchup, Argentinos Juniors will be fancying its chances of scoring positively against Liverpool and winning the contest. As the two teams conceded goals at an average of 1.20 in the last five played, I am predicting both sides to score. Moreover, with an unbeaten run in the competition, Argentinos Juniors are likely to win and score at least 2 or more goals. 

• Argentinos Juniors to Win for 1.83
• Total Over 2.5 for 2.28
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 2.06