Boca Juniors vs River Plate

Boca Juniors and River Plate lock horns in this Argentinian Liga Pro round 18 clash at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires. This is a battle between two of the biggest clubs in Argentina and we can expect a fine match with a lot of passion. Boca Juniors have amazingly loud home fans and the home advantage here is substantial. Both of these successful and massive clubs by financial resources are having a somewhat disappointing season results-wise. Indeed, the host currently occupy the 6th place in this league with a total of 28 teams. The visitors are in the 7th place and both have grabbed 29 points. Boca Juniors, however, have a clearly better score difference 27:14. The visitors have scored a respectable 23 goals but have had quite a lot of defensive issues this season and have conceded 22 goals! They have improved in this area of the game since the start of the season but I still believe the hosts will have a lot of scoring opportunities here.. In defense area the hosts really do have a big edge. I struggle to understand why the betting market sees the visitors as solid favorites.. In terms of players’ total market value according to a respected German website Transfermarkt.com River Plate have a small edge. However, in my view both teams’ squads are over-valued but with the visitors the gap between fair value and the listed total market value is bigger than with the hosts.

Both teams have some absentees today. The hosts will have to play without S. Romero who has a nasty knee injury S. Villa and E. Zeballos are also injured. As for the visitors F. Pena Biafore and S. Rojas are injured and B.Zuculini is out because of a previous red card. With today’s squads I see the teams as equally strong but with the home advantage River Boca should be solid favorites and with the recommended bet +0.5 goals handicap option, my fans and I have an excellent chance of winning! Both teams, of course, have a lot of offensive potential but I still expect pretty cautious here as neither team wants to lose this clash to a big rival. The match is in my view more low-scoring than the betting market estimates and the draw would not surprise anyone.. Both teams have gone seven matches in a row without a loss but especially the visitors could easily have lost a few of these seven games! In their most recent match Boca Juniors did not have their best day but still beat Colon Santa Fe 2-1 away from home in a match that was expected to be a coin toss according to the bookies. Before this they beat Atl. Tucuman 2-1 at home. Let’s remember that Tucuman currently top the standings with 34 points and a goal difference of 20:9!