The most important international club tournament in South America returns: the Copa Libertadores. The group stage is behind us, where the opportunities were many. In this new phase of the tournament, teams will have to kill or be killed. This is understood by Talleres and River Plate. Both clubs will face each other on August 14, at the Mario Alberto Kempes, in the first 90 minutes of the tie that determines one of the best eight teams in the tournament.
For this duel, both teams come in with a streak of draws. Talleres has accumulated 4 matches without a win. They did so against Barracas Central, Instituto, Banfield, and Defensa y Justicia. Meanwhile, River, despite the return of Marcelo Gallardo as the new coach, shared honors in their two recent matches (Huracán and Unión). However, both will strive to take off in the Copa Libertadores clash to edge closer to the quarter-finals.
Talleres vs River Plate
All odds are courtesy of Rushbet, accurate at the time of publication and subject to change.
Heavyweight clash at Mario Alberto Kempes
Recently, the match between Talleres and River Plate has been significant. So much so that in their last encounters, sparks have flown. In the last match both clubs played against each other, the score ended in a draw (2-2).
For this clash, the balance is more even. On one side, Marcelo Gallardo will have some new arrivals and some absences in his squad. Germán Pezzella and Fabricio Bustos have joined the millionaire club. However, River will not count on their top scorer: Miguel Ángel Borja. Meanwhile, Talleres will only miss Rubén Botta.
Best bets Talleres vs River Plate
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Corners and yellow cards are heading to…
For this opportunity, the bets will be split. Corners are expected to go high, while cards will point low. Just as you read. This is mainly due to the history of each team in these items.
Regarding corners, Talleres generated 21 in their last 5 matches. Likewise, they averaged 4.2. Meanwhile, River Plate, in the same number of matches, executed 32 corner kicks and reached an average of 6.4 per match. This indicates the productivity of corners for each club. However, an important point is the number of corners created during their direct encounters: 57 in 5 games. This gives an average of 11.4.
Now, if we add the individual numbers of each and compare them with the group result, we will realize that the bet has a high probability of occurring.
The second prediction points to the total cards. The home team received 14 in their recent 5 clashes and reached an average of 2.8. In that same number of games, River saw 9 cards and reached an average of 1.8 per match. This shows a low production of cards. Therefore, betting on less than 6.5 this time doesn’t sound outrageous.
Talleres wants to strike first
Although things are not going well for Walter Ribonetto’s team, Talleres will surely defend their home ground. Therefore, they will look to strike every chance they get.
This time there is a prediction favoring the home team. This relates to the total number of goals (more than 0.5). This is because Ribonetto’s team has scored at least one goal in 4 of their last 5 matches. Additionally, River has conceded goals in 3 of their last 5 matches.
Now, regarding individual numbers. But in the last 5 direct encounters, Talleres has scored more than 0.5 goals against River in 4 of them. This indicates that Ribonetto’s team is effective in front of Franco Armani’s goal, making this bet reasonable.