Sporting Cristal vs River Plate Prediction: Will River Plate be able to reach the qualifying places?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Sporting Cristal will face River Plate at Estadio Alberto Gallardo in Lima, Peru. The home side head here after a win (1-0) against The Strongest. The visitors come from a heavy loss (5-1) against Fluminense.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Sporting Cristal team comes to this game after an important victory in the last round of the Libertadores against The Strongest (1-0). The Sporting Cristal team needed to win, or else it would greatly complicate their chances of qualifying. And the Sporting Cristal team entered the game very strongly, controlling it almost from start to finish. However, the team was having difficulties at the time of finishing, only achieving the winning goal at 80'. With this result, the team rose to 3rd place, with 3 points. In the 3 games so far, they have won 1 and lost 2, having scored 4 goals and conceded 7. Despite the most complicated moment in the Libertadores, the team is going through an excellent moment in the championship, coming from 3 wins and 1 draw.

The River Plate team comes to this game after a heavy defeat in the last round of the Libertadores against Fluminense (5-1). The River Plate team took advantage of this game to rest some starters who came from consecutive games in the previous rounds. And despite that, the 1st half was quite divided, having ended 1-1. At the beginning of the 2nd half, the River Plate team would suffer 2-1 at 53', however, it was with the expulsion of Gonzalez at 68' that the River Plate team collapsed. The team would lose its organization and suffer 3 goals in the last 15 minutes of the match. It was a heavy defeat that dropped River Plate to last place in the standings. The team currently has 2 defeats and 1 victory, having scored 6 goals and conceded 10. The River Plate team needs a victory to be able to qualify for the next phase.

There’s just 1 recent match between these two teams, won by River Plate by 4-2.

It’s hard to predict a winner, yet River Plate has a slight advantage due to being a better individual team and needing to win, being expected that they at least get a draw.