River Plate vs Nacional Betting Tips & Predictions

River Plate are still searching for their first win in the group stage of the competition, as a result they find themselves bottom of the table. They started out with two respectable draws, the first came at home, 2-2 against Brazilian side Palmeiras. They then took on Nacional away from home which saw the score end up 0-0.

However their next two fixtures saw them comprehensively beaten by Rosario Central, firstly 4-1 away from home, then 1-3 in the reverse leg the following week. As a result their qualification hopes are all but a pipe dream unless they win their final 2 fixtures and results go their way.

Nacional are facing a illness crisis which rules out 6 first team players, so their squad is significantly depleted ahead of this one. They currently sit top of their group however yet to lose a game. They started with a 1-1 draw away home from 2nd place Rosario Central, before they drew 0-0 with River Plate. They turned their drawing form into winning form in their following 2 matches against Palmeiras winning 1-2 & 1-0 respectively.

A win for Nacional would see them qualify for the next round, River Plate must win their next 2 games and hope for results to go their way to either think about the next round, they must overturn a -5 goal difference also, so they’re in a nothing to lose situation, they will also want to capitalise on Nacional’s severely depleted squad. As a result expect to see lots of attacking from the offset. Get Over 2.5 goals at 19/20 with bet365.