Velez Sarsfield vs CA River Plate (ARG) Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 28/06/2022, 07:43  by Daniel Ngulu in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Velez Sarsfield and River Plate are set for an all Argentinian affair when they face off in the Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. The two sides have served entertaining matches in their recent encounters and this will be a huge one for both teams. Velez are the hosts here, and are coming from a 1-1 draw with Defensa y Justicia, a second unbeaten game after two straight losses. They hope to build up on the last two games and they’ve shown a great affinity to late goals, which has rescued them numerous times in the last five matches. Velez have scored four goals in the last five games, and three of them have come inside the final seven minutes. One area to work on though is the defence, as they go into this one with just two clean sheets in five matches. They are on a good home run, winning four of the last five games at their backyard, with three clean sheets and scoring two or more in three. Both teams have scored in three of their last five home matches in Copa Libertadores and four of the five games have ended in over 2.5 goals.

River Plate are coming from a second straight win after a shaky recent past. They beat Lanus 2-1 in their last game, the perfect warmup for this clash, and their scoring woes seem forgotten after netting seven times in two games. This is the kind of form they’ll want to take into this game; in five away matches, they’ve scored a total of 13 goals, despite failing to score in two of the five games. They have two clean sheets in five away matches and both sides have scored in two of the five games. In Copa Libertadores action, they take to this game a six-match unbeaten run, with clean sheets in half of them. They’ve won five of the six matches, and scored two or more in four of the last five. Three of their last four Copa Libertadores matches have produced over 2.5 goals and in total, the last five have yielded 17 goals for the Argentine giants. River Plate have lost just once in the last 13 away matches in this competition.