River Plate vs Talleres Prediction and Betting Tips | August 21st 2024

River Plate and Talleres square off at the Estadio Mâs Monumental in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores round-of-16 clash on Wednesday. Having suffered a narrow defeat in the first leg, Walter Ribonetto’s men will need no extra motivation to produce a positive showing against their Argentine rivals as they look to turn the tie around.

River Plate continue to struggle for results away from home in the new Argentine campaign as they played out a 1-1 draw with Gimnasia at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo on Saturday.

Marcelo Gallardo’s men have now failed to win their five away games in the Primera Division, picking up just two points from a possible 15 while conceding six goals and scoring just twice.

River Plate now turn their attention to the Copa Libertadores, where they picked up an impressive 16 points from six games to finish first in Group H before claiming a 1-0 victory over Talleres in the first leg of the round of 16 last Wednesday.

Talleres were outplayed by the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes and River Plate were rewarded for their dominance in the 86th minute when 29-year-old defender Paulo Díaz broke the deadlock to hand them a late win.

However, Talleres bounced back at the weekend, when they fought back from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Independiente Rivadavia and end their five-game winless run in the Primera Division.

Head coach Ribonetto will hope his side can draw inspiration from their performance against Rivadavia as they journey to the Estadio Mâs Monumental looking to make a remarkable comeback.

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River Plate vs Talleres Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With nine wins from the last 21 meetings between the sides, River Plates boast a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture.
• River Plate have picked up two fewer wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on five occasions.
• Talleres have failed to win five of their last six competitive away matches, losing twice and claiming three draws since mid-May.
• River Plate are unbeaten in their last 10 games across all competitions, picking up seven wins and three draws since a 3-2 defeat against Boca Juniors on April 21.

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River Plate vs Talleres Prediction

Talleres have won three of their last four away games against River Plate and will be backing themselves to turn the tie around on Wednesday.

However, River Plate have made the Estadio Mâs Monumental a fortress in recent weeks and we see them claiming another narrow victory to book their spot in the quarter-finals.

Prediction: River Plate 1-0 Talleres

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River Plate vs Talleres Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - River Plate to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in eight of the last 10 meetings between the two sides)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have been at least five bookings in five of their last six clashes)