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Talleres will host River Plate at the Mario Alberto Kempes on Wednesday in the first leg of their 2024 Copa Libertadores last-16 clash. The home side have endured a difficult run of results in their league assignments lately and will hope a change of scenery this week can bring about a change of fortune.
They breezed through the group stages of the tournament earlier in the year, picking up four wins from their first five matches before suffering a 2-0 defeat to group winners Sao Paulo in their final group game.
Like their opponents, River Plate have endured a disappointing run of form in the Liga Profesional this season and will hope they can find better luck elsewhere. They played out a 1-1 draw against Huracan last time out, with Claudio Echeverri opening the scoring after just 13 minutes before their opponents drew level later in the half.
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The visitors faced Internacional at this stage of the competition last season, losing the two-legged tie on penalties and will be targeting victory this time around.
Talleres vs River Plate Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 81 meetings between Talleres and River Plate. The home side have won 20 of those games while the visitors have won 43 times.
- There have been 18 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 2-2.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last two games in this fixture after losing four of their previous five.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last six competitive outings.
- River have the joint-best defensive record in the Copa Libertadores so far this season with a goal concession tally of three.
Talleres vs River Plate Prediction
Talleres are on a run of four consecutive draws and are without a win in their last five matches. They have been undefeated on home turf since February and will be hopeful of a positive result this week.
River are on a run of back-to-back draws and have won just one of their last six competitive games. They are winless in their last six away matches but should have just enough to avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Talleres 1-1 River Plate
Talleres vs River Plate Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Seven of the last nine matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the hosts' last five matches)
