River Plate vs Racing Club Prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 29/07/2023

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River Plate - Racing Club

Argentina Liga Profesional - Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change

River Plate welcome Racing Club to the Estadio Mâs Monumental to contest a fixture in Argentina’s Liga Profesional on Saturday, July 29th. Leaders River Plate are favourites to pick up another win when they meet Buenos Aires rivals Racing Club. Read our Liga Profesional predictions and betting tips along with the latest odds for the fixture below in our detailed match preview.

Today's Predictions for River Plate vs Racing Club

River Plate and Racing Club meet to battle it out for points and bragging rights in this Buenos Aires derby clash. Read our top River Plate vs Racing Club predictions for this weekend’s fixture below.

Over 2.5 Goals

  • River Plate have scored 24 times in just 12 home league games so far this season.
  • 58% of River Plate’s home matches this term have produced over 2.5 goals, including three of their last five games on home soil.
  • Each of Racing Club’s last two assignments in the top tier have produced at least three goals.
  • Over 2.5 goals has landed in four of the last five meetings between these clubs.

Lucas Beltran to Score Anytime

  • Lucas Beltran is River Plate’s leading marksman in the league this season with 11 goals.
  • Beltran has scored six times in his last nine league appearances alone.
  • Each of his last three strikes in the division were scored in home fixtures for River Plate.

Top Betting Odds and Stats for River Plate vs Racing Club

View our rundown of key stats for Saturday’s fixture below alongside a tool to help you choose the juiciest River Plate vs Racing Club odds. View more of our expert football betting tips by visiting our dedicated page.

Let's take a closer look at the latest markets, odds and probability figures ahead of Saturday’s tussle featuring River Plate – Racing Club below.

River Plate odds: 43/100 (1.43) – 69.9%

Draw odds: 31/10 (4.10) – 24.4%

Racing Club odds: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.3%

River Plate are the expected winners of Saturday’s game and the probability of a home win has been set at 69.9%. A 2-1 win in River Plate’s favour is an option to consider in the correct score markets at 7/1 (8.00), while the hosts are a generous-looking 1/2 (1.50) to score over 1.5 goals on Saturday. That one comes with an implied probability of 66.7%.

River Plate vs Racing Club News & Injuries

Read all of the latest injury updates, River Plate vs Racing Club lineups and team news for Saturday’s clash below.

River Plate

River Plate have three long-term injuries at present with Elias Lopez, Bruno Zuculini and Tomas Lecanda all on different recovery trajectories from cruciate ligament knee issues.

Predicted Lineup for River Plate: Centurion – Herrera, Rojas, Mammana, Gomez – Simon, Kranevitter, Paradela, Palavecino, Solari – Beltran

Racing Club

Racing Club will be without the services of Emiliano Vecchio, Leonel Miranda, Nicolas Reniero, Anibal Moreno, Maximiliano Romero and Johan Carbonero this weekend. Racing are in 11th position in the league table.

Predicted Lineup for Racing Club: Arias – Aviles, Sigali, Quiros – Rubio, Nardoni, Gomez, Piovi – Oroz, Ojeda, Hauche

Player to Watch – Pablo Solari

Pablo Solari produced another virtuoso performance from the wing in River Plate’s pulsating 3-3 draw with Rosario Central last time out. The 22-year-old winger scored two and made another of his team’s three goals, so watch out for this confidence player on Saturday.

Starting Lineups

Official lineups are usually released approximately one hour before kick-off.

River Plate

River Plate
4-3-2-1
1
Franco Armani
ar
20
Milton Casco
ar
14
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ar
17
Paulo Diaz
cl
13
Enzo Diaz
ar
11
Nicolas De La Cruz
uy
24
Enzo Perez
ar
29
Rodrigo Aliendro
ar
21
Ezequiel Barco
ar
36
Pablo Solari
ar
18
Lucas Beltran
ar
Substitutes
31
Santiago Simon
ar
26
Jose Paradela
ar
8
Agustin Palavecino
ar
33
Ezequiel Centurion
ar
30
Elias Gomez
ar
23
Emanuel Mammana
ar
25
Salomon Rondon
ve
7
Matias Suarez
ar
19
Claudio Echeverri
ar
22
Matias Kranevitter
ar
9
Miguel Angel Borja
co
26
Ignacio Fernandez
ar

Racing Club

Racing Club
3-4-3
13
Matias Tagliamonte
ar
35
Santiago Quiros
ar
30
Leonardo Sigali
ar
33
Gonzalo Piovi
ar
38
Tobias Rubio
ar
5
Juan Nardoni
ar
11
Jonathan Gomez
ar
3
Hernan Gabriel Rojas
ar
23
Nicolas Oroz
ar
7
Gabriel Hauche
ar
26
Axel Agustin Ojeda
ar
Substitutes
4
Ivan Pillud
ar
28
Tomas Perez
ar
55
Santino Vera
ar
24
Hector Fertoli
ar
31
Catriel Cabellos
pe
37
Baltasar Rodriguez
ar
21
Gabriel Arias
cl
47
Ignacio Galvan
ar
27
Maxi Moralez
ar
15
Maximiliano Romero
ar
34
Facundo Mura
ar
2
Nicolas Kozlovsky
ar

River Plate vs Racing Club prediction