Prediction Independiente Rivadavia vs Godoy Cruz 2025 – Betting Tips for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol on 12/10/2025

Preview: local derby with a defensive flavour in Mendoza

Independiente Rivadavia welcome Godoy Cruz to Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini on 12/10/2025 in what promises to be a tight, tactical encounter in the 2nd Phase of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol. The fixture carries the feel of a local scrap rather than a shootout; the referee appointed for the night is Facundo Tello Figueroa, and the stage in Mendoza holds a modest 18,000 supporters who can expect a chess match more than a goal-fest.

Form and context

Both sides arrive with patchy recent records that point to low-scoring, closely contested matches. Independiente Rivadavia have ground out several stalemates of late — a run that includes a 0-0 at Racing Club and another 0-0 with Huracán, bookended by the occasional win such as the 3-1 at Tigre and a dramatic 2-2 away at Unión Santa Fe. Their group stats show a team that has settled into draws often: 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats in 11 matches. Godoy Cruz have been even more draw-prone, with six stalemates in 11 matches and only a single win to date; their recent results include multiple 1-1s and a 0-0, underlining an inability or unwillingness to open up.

Head-to-head history adds to the expectation of a tight game. The sides met earlier this season with a 1-1 scoreline, a match that finished level despite a first-half lead. Bookmakers reflect the slight edge for the home side — Independiente Rivadavia sit as the favorites at about 2.15, a draw is priced near 2.96 and Godoy Cruz is the outsider around 3.75 — but the probability split does not scream a sudden goal avalanche.

Statistically there are clues that the scoreboard may not be busy. Both teams have an eye-catching number of clean sheets recorded and a relatively low frequency of high-scoring affairs: Godoy Cruz’s over 2.5 percentage sits under 30%, and Independiente Rivadavia’s over 2.5 is also under fifty percent. While both sides register healthy attack numbers on paper — Godoy Cruz averaging a slightly higher volume of attacks — those opportunities have not translated into prolific scoring. Recent individual match ratings show standout performers such as Iván Villalba and Nicolás Fernández in the last rounds, but the broader pattern is one of defensive resilience and shared frustration in front of goal.

Betting suggestion: Market — Goal market (Under/Over). Back Under 2.5 goals. The recent string of 0-0s and 1-1s, the clubs’ high draw rates, low over 2.5 percentages and matching head-to-head form indicate that this fixture is far more likely to be decided by a single moment than a flurry of strikes. Under 2.5 offers value given how both teams have approached games this season and the way they have finished their encounters against each other.