Predictions for River Plate vs Sporting Cristal

River Plate vs Sporting Cristal Betting Tips: 20/04/2023 - Matchday 2 - South America Copa Libertadores

20th of April at 00:00 we have yet another match of the South America Copa Libertadores. The match is River Plate vs Sporting Cristal. And if you are looking for betting tips, you have arrived in the right place as our team of specialists has gone over all of the data and come up with what we think is the best betting tip for this match. So keep reading and good luck!

🔥 River Plate hasn’t won in its last 3 matches

🔥 River Plate and Sporting Cristal average 3.3 goals scored per match

River Plate		Sporting Cristal
3	Standings	4
1	Goal Scored	1.4
3	Goals Conceded	1.2
100%	% Over 2.5	40%
100%	% BTTS	40%
1.28	xG	1.39
1.28	xGA	1.72

River Plate		Sporting Cristal
10	Standings	26
0	Goal Scored	0
0	Goals Conceded	1
100%	% Over 2.5	40%
0%	% BTTS	0%
0	xG	1.27
0	xGA	1.96

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Summary

Goal Scored

Having an average of 1 goals scored per match in this season of the Copa Libertadores makes River Plate the 22th best attack in the competition. The home team has scored 1 goal in the 1 match played so far this season.

Averaging 1.4 goals scored per match up until now, Sporting Cristal is 16th in terms of attacking power in this season’s Copa Libertadores. the visiting team has played 5 matches, and found the back of the net 7 goals.

Goals Conceded

The home team has conceded 3 goals in the 1 match it has taken part in for this season’s Copa Libertadores. This means that River averages 3 goals conceded per match, making it the 46th team in terms of defensive ability in this competition.

Opponents have found the back of Sporting Cristal’s net 6 times in the 5 matches the team has played so far in the competition. Averaging 1.2 goals conceded in the Copa Libertadores makes Sporting Cristal the 30th best defence.

% Over 2.5

The Over 2.5 markets could be interesting. River Plate, for example, would have won such a bet in 100% of the matches it played so far in this season’s Copa Libertadores

Sporting Cristal and River Plate have been raising some eyebrows in the Over 2.5 Goals market. The away team averages Over 2.5 goals in 40% of its matches, which compares to the league average of 50%. Let’s see how it turns out…

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

If you are considering betting on BTTS for this match, it is probably important to know that 100% of matches from River this season have seen Both Teams to Score. Will it yield a positive outcome this time around?

If we look at the away team’s stats we will see that coming up to this match, Sporting Cristal has both scored and conceded at least one goal in 40% of the times in entered the pitch in this season’s Copa Libertadores.

Expected Goals (xG)

The Copa Libertadores is a competition that we know has produced some attacking quality of the past few years, and River Plate, with its average of 1.28 xG per match will try to prove exactly that for this match.

We mentioned earlier that Sporting Cristal scores an average of 1.4 goals per match. Did you know that they average 1.43 expected goals per 90’? Do you think this is maybe an opportunity for bettors looking at opportunities from the visitor’s point of view?

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

Sporting Cristal will do what it can to score against the hosts, which arrive at today’s match with 1.28 Expected Goals Against so far in this season of the Copa Libertadores. We’ll see if River Plate can keep it’s net safe.

xGA tell us as much as goals conceded, since it does not take into account how efficient the opposing team’s attack is. And the visitors get to this match with a 90’ average of 1.72 xGA. Should we expect this match to fall under the rest of the season average?

Predictions

River Plate hosts Sporting Cristal on 20th of April at 00:00 for the matchday 2 of the Copa Libertadores, and we have analysed the data and are happy with our prediction for River Plate vs Sporting Cristal.

We have a full team of specialists going over all of the matches happening today and this is one of those that we feel confident enough to recommend a betting tip.

Let’s jump right into this match taking place on 20th of April at 00:00 for the Matchday 2 in the Copa Libertadores, and find below our prediction for River Plate vs Sporting Cristal. And if you decide to follow it, good luck!