River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol match on October 18th, 2024

River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield will be playing against each other on Friday, October 18th, 2024, in a Liga Profesional de Fútbol football game in Argentina, check the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

We are in the regular phase of the 2nd round of the Argentine championship, where teams are trying to accumulate the maximum number of points to fulfill their goals in this competition this season.

Stadium and City where River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield will occur

The game will be played in the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti stadium, in the city of Capital Federal, with a capacity for 14000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield betting tip 2024

Even though the season has turned, the Liga Profesional de Fútbol has remained quite steady in terms of goals. The average number of goals per game in the competition remains similar to that of the previous edition of the tournament. At present, teams are scoring an average of 2.05 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.02 goals per game scored during the last championship.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Copa de la Superliga, where River Plate was at 7th place while Vélez Sarsfield occupied 11th place. River Plate went in with a 4-3-1-2 formation while Vélez Sarsfield opened their game with a 4-1-4-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a Copa de la Superliga match, on 04-02-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a victory of the River Plate team by 5-0.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Liga Profesional de Fútbol trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

In charge of this football game will be Y. Falcón Pérez, while M. Savorani and J. Castelli will assist him.

The performance of the Vélez Sarsfield team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the River Plate team.

River Plate

Current leaderboard

River Plate has 25 points, being in the 7th place in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition in Argentina. The overall balance is 6 wins, 4 losses, and 7 draws.

River Plate analysis

River Plate come from a draw in the last match. The game against Platense, valid for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by M. Gallardo entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

River Plate has one of the most efficient attacks in the league, as evidenced by their home game statistics. While the average home goals per game for all teams in the league is 1.24, River Plate scores an average of 2.14 goals per game. This highlights the team's strong offensive capability when playing at home.

River Plate is a more offensive team than Vélez Sarsfield, having 1591 attacks vs. 1443 from Vélez Sarsfield, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Vélez Sarsfield converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from River Plate

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Miguel Borja. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping River Plate to achieve victory in several disputes.

Vélez Sarsfield

Current leaderboard

Vélez Sarsfield, with 36 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the next tournament stage, with a campaign of 11 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses.

Vélez Sarsfield analysis

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Vélez Sarsfield, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Racing Club team with a final score of 1-0.

Best goalscorer from the Vélez Sarsfield

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Braian Romero. The Attacker has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Vélez Sarsfield come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

In short, a much stronger team Vélez Sarsfield, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular River Plate that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Score market betting suggestions

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners market betting suggestions

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

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