Estudiantes LP vs River Plate Predictions

• Estudiantes have won just 1 of their last 7 Superliga matches.
• River Plate have won 6 of their last 7 Superliga matches; including each of the last 5.
• River have conceded just 2 goals over their last 5 league games.

Estudiantes looking to cause an upset

Whilst Estudiantes come into this Monday’s game with River as big underdogs, they’ll be hungry to cause an upset and derail River’s title bid. Indeed, the hosts have plenty to play for themselves, with 29 points from 20 matches putting them just 1 point short of a continental place with 3 games left to play.

Nonetheless, Estudiantes’ recent form hasn’t been the best and it’s fair to say improvement is going to have to be found if they are to secure a positive result. All in all, the side have won just 1 of their last 7 Superliga games and that streak hardly has their prospects of getting the better of a powerful River side looking strong.

River looking to continue title charge

Meanwhile, the picture is clear for River Plate; win their remaining 3 games and they’ll be crowned domestic champions for the first time since 2014. Marcelo Gallardo’s troops are 3 points clear of arch rivals Boca and with 42 points from 20 matches, they’ve been highly impressive throughout this Superliga season.

Los Millonarios have certainly been handling the pressure at the top of the division well; claiming victory in 6 of their last 7 league outings. Said streak also includes wins in each of their last 5 games and having conceded just twice over said matches, River’s defence is giving them the foundation to secure the 3 points in every clash they contest.

A tight game is expected but River should prevail

Ultimately, this is likely to be a tight game but one River should be winning. Estudiantes are clearly not a bad side given their position in the standings but they haven’t been in strong form of late and with River fully focused on running out champions, they should be able to edge the 3 points.

All things considered, we feel that backing an away win looks the way to play as far as the betting is concerned and provides reasonable value at current odds. River look simply unstoppable at the moment and we believe their strong defence will enable them to grind out a 1-0 victory.