Rosario Central vs Nacional Betting Tips and Predictions

Both sides come into the game in great form. Rosario Central top Group A of the Argentine Primera Division having taken 10 points from their opening 4 league games which includes a win over bitter local rivals Newell’s Old Boys. They’ve lost just 1 of their last 14 league matches overall and should be well equipped to compete in their first Libertadores campaign in 10 years.

Nacional have a 100% record in the Uruguayan top flight this term having won all 3 matches so far including a 3-0 win away to fellow Libertadores competitors River Plate. Their recent record in this competitions is not good though and they’ve lost 11 of their last 15 fixtures in it. They played in this city in 2014 against Newell’s but were beaten 4-0 and exited at the group stage and were beaten in the preliminary round last year by Palestino. They have though won their last 5 competitive matches coming into this.

Reason for Betting Tips

Both teams have been busy scoring plenty of goals so far this season. Rosario Central were involved in a 3-3 draw with River Plate at the weekend and have scored 8 times in 4 games so far in 2016. Nacional have netted 8 goals in their 3 games including three in both away games and they’ll fancy their chances of doing better in this Libertadores campaign. Therefore consider backing both teams to score at 11/10.

Recent Form

All competitions, most recent first:

Rosario Central: DWWWWL

Nacional: WWWWWL

(first 3 games were last season)

Statistics

Rosario Central have suffered only 1 home defeat in 23 outings since the start of 2015. Nacional have avoided defeat in just 1 of their last 7 Libertadores away games.

Team News

Rosario Central: Jose Luis Fernandez is a doubt after being withdrawn early against River at the weekend.

Nacional: Have a 30 man squad for the competition and no publicised injuries.

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