Independiente vs River Plate Prediction: Both Teams in the Run of Qualifying for the Libertadores

In the upcoming fixture of the Argentina Primera Division, Independiente will take on River Plate in an exciting contest. With nine wins over Independiente, River Plate leads the head-to-head statistics, making them favorites to win for tomorrow. Though River Plate is coming off a defeat against Sarmiento, they will be backing themselves to win the away fixture. At the time of writing, Independiente stands 24th with just 3 wins and 11 points in the contest so far. On the other hand, River Plate stands 15th with 4 wins and 15 points from 11 games played. 

Independiente - Backing Themselves to Win at Home (WLLDL)

Going in the game, Independiente is coming off a win against Colon (0-3), giving the entire side a booster of confidence. In the last game, the heroics of Damian Batallini and Leandro Miguel Fernandez got them the lead in the 11th minute of play. Next, Leandro Miguel managed to score another fantastic goal with the assistance of Sergio Barreto in the 44th minute. Leandro Benegas also got his name of the final score card after striking the goal in the 54th minute. Independiente will look to continue with their winning form and score at home against River Plate. 

Key Players for Independiente

• Leandro Benegas
• Lucas Daniel Romero
• Leandro Miguel
• Sergio Barreto

River Plate - Looking to Settle the Scores from the Previous Game (LWWDW)

Going in the game, River Plate will look to take its chances and play an all-out attack against Independiente. In their last game, River Plate lost to Sarmiento (1-2) and was completely neutralized by Sarmiento’s smart play forward. Moving ahead with a goal-scoring average of 1.5 goals per game, River Plate will look to win and keep creating big goal-scoring chances throughout the 90 minutes of play. 

Key Players for River Plate

• Julian Alvarez
• Elias Gomez
• Lucas Beltran
• Jose Paradela

Expert Betting Tips

Going in the game, River Plate will be the favorites to win even though they are coming off a defeat against Sarmiento. The game total is expected to be under 3, and Independiente to score at least one goal. If Independiente manages to level the score, we can also expect the game to end as a draw.

• River Plate to Win for 2.00
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.95
• Total Over 2.5 for 2.2