River Plate vs The Strongest Prediction: Can River Plate reach 1st place?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, River Plate will face The Strongest at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (2-0) against Fluminense. The visitors come from a loss (1-2) against Sporting Cristal.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The River Plate team comes to this game after an important win in the last round of the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense (2-0). The River Plate team was always superior, creating numerous goal opportunities. The River Plate team had a goal disallowed early in the 1st half, at 4', and despite all the opportunities created, they failed to score in the first 45 minutes. In the 2nd half, the team comes in very strong and scores at 49'. The Fluminense team had more possession of the ball, but the River Plate team would create more opportunities and reach the 2-0 already at 90+7'. In the 5 games played in the Libertadores, the team has 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats. In that same period, they scored 9 goals and conceded 11 goals. In case of victory, the team can guarantee passage to the next phase and the 1st place.

The Strongest team comes to this game after an unexpected defeat (1-2) against Sporting Cristal. The Strongest team started the match very well, scoring at 13', but the team would suffer shortly afterward, at 23', the equalizer. Sporting Cristal's team would be reduced shortly afterward to 10 players, at 31', and from that moment on, The Strongest team took over the game and became much superior. However, despite that, it would be the opposing team to score 1-2, at 80'. With this result, the team fell to last place, with 6 points, and needs to win this game. In the 5 games played so far, the team has 2 wins and 2 losses, having scored 5 goals and conceded the same number.

In the last 3 games between these 2 teams, River Plate has won 1, The Strongest has won 1, and there’s 1 draw. Goals were scored in all of those 3 games, with both teams scoring in 2 of those games.

River Plate is a favorite to win this match, yet a hard match is expected for them. Goals are expected from both teams.