CA Aldosivi vs River Plate Predictions

Saturday’s Superliga Argentina action sees Aldosivi doing battle with River Plate at the Estadio José María Minella. The visitors arrive as huge favourites to claim all 3 points and it could be a long evening for the hosts.

After avoiding relegation upon their return to the top flight last season, it looks like being a long campaign for Aldosivi. Los Tiburones came into the new season looking like one of the weakest teams in the Superliga on paper and they’ve done little to prove any different on the pitch, taking just 8 points from their opening 11 games.

That has the side sitting a lowly 22nd in the table and looking in trouble on the average points table used to relegate sides. Having lost 4 of their last 5 games, conceding more than once in all of said defeats, the last thing Aldosivi need right now is River in town and it’s fair to say their prospects look very low coming into the game.

Indeed, River Plate are probably the most powerful team on paper in Argentina and are aiming to claim the Superliga crown. Also on course for a historic back-to back Copa Libertadores win, with a showpiece final against Flamengo to come in a few weeks, there’s a great feeling around Los Millonarios at the moment and they travel to Mar del Plata with huge momentum behind them.

Having claimed 21 points from their opening 11 games, despite juggling important continental football, Marcelo Gallardo’s troops can be happy with the start to the season they’ve made. Avoiding dropping points in games like Saturday’s is going to be key if River are to run out champions and all signs would suggest they’ll be able to do exactly that.

Ultimately, we’re not expecting any surprises in this game and it should be one River are able to win easily. Man for man, they are stronger than Aldosivi in every area of the pitch and with the hosts in such wretched form, you really do have to fear for them.

All things considered, we see good value in backing River Plate to clear the Over 1.5 Team Total Goal line and feel that backing it is a great way to play as far as the betting is concerned. River have scored at least twice in their last 4 league matches and should have no problems in doing so again here, with a comfortable 3-0 margin of away victory appearing on the cards.