Predictions for Sporting Cristal vs River Plate

Sporting Cristal vs River Plate Betting Tips: 26/05/2023 - Matchday 4 - South America Copa Libertadores

26th of May at 00:00 we have yet another match of the South America Copa Libertadores. The match is Sporting Cristal vs River Plate. 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 has had Over 2.5 Goals in its last 3 matches

🔥 River Plate has had Over 3.5 Goals in its last 3 matches

🔥 Sporting Cristal and River Plate average 4.1 goals scored per match

Sporting Cristal		River Plate
3	Standings	4
1.43	Goal Scored	2
1.43	Goals Conceded	3.33
43%	% Over 2.5	100%
43%	% BTTS	100%
1.43	xG	1.94
1.59	xGA	1.77

Sporting Cristal		River Plate
26	Standings	10
2	Goal Scored	1
1	Goals Conceded	4
43%	% Over 2.5	100%
50%	% BTTS	100%
1.65	xG	2.06
1.4	xGA	2.21

Sporting Cristal - Previous Results

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River Plate - Previous Results

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Summary

Goal Scored

Having an average of 1.43 goals scored per match in this season of the Copa Libertadores makes Sporting Cristal the 16th best attack in the competition. The home team has scored 10 goals in the 7 matches played so far this season.

Averaging 2 goals scored per match up until now, River Plate is 6th in terms of attacking power in this season’s Copa Libertadores. the visiting team has played 3 matches, and found the back of the net 6 goals.

Goals Conceded

The home team has conceded 10 goals in the 7 matches it has taken part in for this season’s Copa Libertadores. This means that Sporting Cristal averages 1.43 goals conceded per match, making it the 32th team in terms of defensive ability in this competition.

Opponents have found the back of River Plate’s net 10 times in the 3 matches the team has played so far in the competition. Averaging 3.33 goals conceded in the Copa Libertadores makes River Plate the 46th best defence.

% Over 2.5

The Over 2.5 markets could be interesting. Sporting Cristal, for example, would have won such a bet in 43% of the matches it played so far in this season’s Copa Libertadores

River and Sporting Cristal have been raising some eyebrows in the Over 2.5 Goals market. The away team averages Over 2.5 goals in 100% of its matches, which compares to the league average of 55%. 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 43% of matches from Sporting Cristal 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, River Plate has both scored and conceded at least one goal in 100% 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 Sporting Cristal, with its average of 1.43 xG per match will try to prove exactly that for this match.

We mentioned earlier that River scores an average of 2 goals per match. Did you know that they average 1.94 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)

River Plate will do what it can to score against the hosts, which arrive at today’s match with 1.59 Expected Goals Against so far in this season of the Copa Libertadores. We’ll see if Sporting Cristal 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 1.77 xGA. Should we expect this match to fall under the rest of the season average?

Predictions

Sporting Cristal hosts River Plate on 26th of May at 00:00 for the matchday 4 of the Copa Libertadores, and we have analysed the data and are happy with our prediction for Sporting Cristal vs River Plate.

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 26th of May at 00:00 for the Matchday 4 in the Copa Libertadores, and find below our prediction for Sporting Cristal vs River Plate. And if you decide to follow it, good luck!