River Plate vs Villa Espanola tips and predictions

River Plate make themselves tough to oppose

With 8 points between them, it's 14th placed River Plate versus 16th placed Villa Espanola in this Primera Division clash.

The sportsbooks' prices make it look like River Plate don't need to get out of first gear. This could be true and it doesn't look like there's much to play with in the match winner market. Nevertheless, Villa Espanola are unlikely to be a problem for this side.

River Plate will be remorseless to this Villa Espanola line-up. Losses have slowly been stacking up for this away squad over their last 12 fixtures. They've been defeated 10 times during these 12 starts. They've seemingly lost this one too.

It might explain why they are a big price but there's no value in it. This home side won't be harbouring any thoughts of defeat.

These home players have found some form on their own turf. River Plate have scored three or more goals in 5 of their recent 15 home matches and at the back they have conceded no more than once in all of their last 9 games. Don't be surprised if they maintain another clean sheet in this match-up.

At certain times Villa Espanola have lacked a strong foundation at the back. They have conceded two or more goals in 9 of their last 12 matches. If there are genuine concerns, maybe they have been compounded at the other end of the pitch. The visitors haven't been able to depend on their play-makers lately. They've scored one or less goals in 14 of their last 15 matches.

Don't be disappointed when one of these sides tries to lock this game down due to the obvious favouritism for River Plate. The BTTS No could be the best bet for fans of this market.