River Plate vs Wanderers Prediction: Expect a Low Scoring Encounter

In the upcoming fixture of the Uruguayan Primera Division, Matchday 11, River Plate will locks horns with Wanderers at the Estadio Saroldi in Montevideo. Going in the matchup, River Plate will be looking to improve its table standing and claim three important win points in the upcoming home fixture. According to the table standings of today, River Plate stands 7th with 4 wins and 15 points, whereas Wanderers stands 5th with 4 wins and 16 points. The last time these two sides played against each other in August 2022, River Plate won (1-2). Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming matchup and its expected outcomes.

Going in the matchup, River Plate is coming off a draw against Fenix (0-0), in which Pablo Garcia replaced Palo Lopez after the first half of play. Ezequiel Busquets, Jonathan dos Santos, and Joaquin Lavega were also given a chance in the 70th minute, however, no such performance was delivered by them as a unit. Coach Gustavo Diaz will be starting under extreme pressure, hoping for reasonable performance from his team in the upcoming outing. In the last five matches played, River has scored 5 and conceded 6 goals. Hence, the conceding average is higher than the scoring average. However, what encourages them the most is that they have the last two home fixtures, therefore the upcoming matchup is likely to end in their favor.

Going in the matchup, Montevideo Wanderers is coming off a defeat against Deportivo Maldonado (0-1) and a win previously against Boston River (0-1). In the last match against Maldonado Juan Plada and Lucas Nunez were inducted very late in the place of Bruno Centeno and Facundo Piriz. Continuing with the 4-2-3-1 formation, much will depend on how Wanderers’ attackers start against River Plate. Wanderers has scored 5 and conceded just 3 goals in the last five matches played. Hence, it’s evident that Wanderers’ scoring average in contrast to the conceding average is better than River Plate. 

For the upcoming match, the prediction shouldn’t be just based on match form and scoring average. The imperativeness of home advantage should be given to River, as the home side has managed to win the last two matches played at home. The match total is likely to be under 2.5 goals as both sides average 1.00 goals in the last 5 matches played. I am backing River to win (2-0) or the match to end in a draw (1-1).

• Total Under 2.5 for 1.70
• Correct Score 2-0 for 8
• Both Teams To Score - No for 1.885