River Plate vs Platense Tips & Preview - Hosts to begin second phase with home win

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River Plate aiming to start strong against Platense in the Liga Profesional 2nd phase.
River Plate in good home form, unbeaten in last eight home games.
Platense looks to improve on their 6th-place finish from the first phase.

River Plate vs Platense

River Plate begin the second phase of their Liga Profesional Argentina campaign with a home clash against Platense.

The hosts are looking to shake off a poor showing at the FIFA Club World Cup and will aim to channel their performances from the first phase. While the visitors can be tricky opponents, a home win is expected in this one.

River Plate News

River Plate are coming off a disappointing showing at the FIFA Club World Cup, where they fell at the group stage after picking up just one win in three matches. Incidentally, their last league fixture was a 1-1 home draw with Platense before leaving for the global tournament.

Marcelo Gallardo's team had a solid first phase in the Liga Profesional, finishing second in Group B after losing just once in their 16 matches. They also maintained a solid home form domestically and are unbeaten in their last eight games in front of their fans, winning four of the last six fixtures on this run.

There are always goals in River Plate's matches and nine of their last 10 games have produced over 1.5 goals. The hosts also boast quality going forward and have scored over 1.5 goals in four of their last six matches across all competitions.

Platense News

Platense finished sixth in Group B of the first phase and will be targeting some improvement in the second half of the season. They did pick up their form in the final weeks, winning three of their last five matches.

Calamar claimed a 1-0 victory over Huracán before losing on penalties to Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina following a 2-2 draw in normal time. Kily Gonzalez’s team have also done some good work on their recent travels and are unbeaten in their last four away matches.

Platense have quality going forward and often adopt an open style of play. Two of their last four matches across all competitions have produced over 1.5 goals.

Head to Head

River Plate have never lost in this fixture, picking up seven wins and three draws from 10 previous meetings. Their two meetings in the first phase of the season ended in 1-1 draws.

Verdict

River Plate v Platense

River Plate went unbeaten in 15 of their 16 matches during the first phase and have also never lost to Platense. They will be feeling confident ahead of this one and should have the upper hand.

Four of the last six meetings have produced over 1.5 goals, which is likely to be the outcome here. River Plate have also scored over 1.5 goals in four of their last six matches across all competitions and a repeat is expected.

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