Nacional vs River Plate Prediction: Can Nacional apply the first defeat to River Plate?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Nacional will face River Plate at Stadium Gran Parque Central in Montevideo. The home side head here after a win (2-1) against Deportivo Tachira. The visitors arrive here also after a win (1-2), against Libertad.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Nacional team comes into this game after a 2-1 win against Deportivo Tachira. The Deportivo Tachira team started the match very poorly, conceding two early goals, at 14' and 21'. Even so, the Deportivo Tachira team would still be able to equalize in the first half, at 30'. In the second half, the match would be well contested in terms of ball possession, however, the best opportunities would belong to the Nacional team, with the Deportivo Tachira team unable to create good opportunities to reach a draw. With this result, the Nacional team is in 2th place in the table, with 6 points. In the last 3 Libertadores games, the team recorded 2 wins and 1 defeat, scoring 4 goals and conceding 3. The Nacional team has already secured at least 3rd place. Still, if the team wants to reach 1st place they really need to win against River Plate, or River might secure their 1st place in this round.

The River Plate team comes into this game after a 1-2 win against Libertad. The River Plate team started the match better, scoring in the 12th minute, however, the goal ended up being disallowed by VAR. Even so, despite Libertad's slight dominance, the best opportunities belonged to the River team, who would actually score in the 34th minute. But the Libertad team managed to respond almost immediately, equalizing in the 40th minute. In the second half,, the trend continued, with more ball possession for Libertad and better scoring opportunities for River Plate. The Argentine team would even score in the 80th minute and take the 3 points. With this result, the River Plate team is in 1st place in the table, with 9 points. In the last 3 Libertadores games, the team has recorded 3 victories, having scored 6 goals and conceded just 1. In case of victory, the River Plate team virtually guarantees the 1st place of the group.

In the last 5 games between both teams, River Plate has won 3, and they drew another. Also, both teams scored in 2 of the matches. Nacional really needs to win, but River Plate are the favorites for this match, or at least it is expected that they get a draw.