River Plate vs Chacarita Juniors Prediction & Tips
River Plate and Chacarita Juniors play at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, in a duel of the 18th round of the Argentine Championship. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they faced was on 12-02-2012, in a match that ended with the final result: Chacarita Juniors (0-2) River Plate. Special attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
River Plate Review
The home team is currently in 21st place with 19 points earned after 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home to Godoy Cruz by (2-2). In the last match, he lost out to Vélez Sársfield for (1-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game that played, for the Copa Libertadores of America, tied with Flamengo outside by (2-2). In the last eight home games of the league, River Plate has won 3, 3 draws and 2 losses, having won 12 points out of 24. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 8 matches. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. There is a tendency for goals in their home games, as 8 of the last 8 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
River Plate continues to campaign far below expectations in this edition of the Argentine Championship, and now has not won for three matches, in two of them could not balance the opposing network. In the last round, the team played a balanced game against Vélez Sársfield, but showed no consistency in the midfield, and suffered the goal of defeat after the expulsion of midfielder Perez. Although he has lost by the minimum score, the team has been characterized by an inconsistent defensive system, which is among the six most leaked of the competition. In contrast, his attack is one of the most finalized, which can be explained by the average possession of the ball he has been keeping. The 4-2-2-2 will probably be the formation adopted for this duel, with Pinola standing out in the rear.
Analysis of Chacarita Juniors
The visiting team is currently in 26th place with 12 points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to the Patronato by (3-0). In the last match, lost at home to Belgrano by (0-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with a total of 10 goals scored and 23 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 19 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 9 games out of the championship Chacarita Juniors recorded 2 draws and 7 losses, having won 2 points in 27 possible.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 losses in the last games like visitor and has not won any of the last 9 games outside its stadium. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 1-0 (6 out of 9 matches). In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 4 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Chacarita Juniors, as well as their opponents, have been disastrous in this edition of the Argentinean Championship, as they only have one victory in the last five matches, and now they have three consecutive defeats. The last of them took place at home against Belgrano in a game where they failed to break through the blocking of the strong defense, and ended up being a victim of the beautiful performance of the midfielder Lértora, which scored the goal of the visitors’ victory. As was evident in this confrontation, the offensive sector has been taking great responsibility in the team’s bad campaign, so much so that it is currently among the six weakest in the competition. As a visitor, the club owns the worst campaign, being one of only two that still have not been able to win in this condition. For this duel, the technician is expected to keep the team in the 4-2-3-1, especially Petryk on the right-back.
River Plate – Chacarita Juniors FREE TIPS
River Plate – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
