Deportivo Maldonado vs River Plate betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 24th, 2024

A football match between Deportivo Maldonado and River Plate of the Primera Division will take place in Uruguay on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, check the Deportivo Maldonado vs River Plate betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

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Stadium and City where Deportivo Maldonado vs River Plate will occur

The game will be played in the Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium, in the city of Maldonado, with a capacity for 22000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Introduction to the Deportivo Maldonado vs River Plate betting tip 2024

Deportivo Maldonado come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Boston River, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by A. Apud Varela entered the field in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, River Plate, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Nacional team with a final score of 3-3.

The last time these teams met was for a Primera Division match, on 15-06-2024, referring to the 2024 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 1-1 draw.

River Plate was in 6th place in the Primera Division while Deportivo Maldonado was in 7th place, the last time these teams faced each other. River Plate team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Deportivo Maldonado used in the match.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Deportivo Maldonado

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Deportivo Maldonado comes to this round 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 16 position in the table, with 0 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 11 place.

This will be the second game this season in which the Deportivo Maldonado team will play at home. There was a 1-1 draw against Racing in the first one.

River Plate

As the visiting team in this fixture, River Plate will seek to earn a draw in the game and avoid falling behind by a significant margin at the start of the tournament. To achieve this aim, Francisco Soba's team is likely to adopt a more defensive strategy, potentially resulting in a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued during the match.

Current leaderboard

River Plate comes to this round 1 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 5 position in the table, with 1 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 13 place.

This will be the second game this season in which the River Plate team will play as a visitor. They managed to get a victory over Defensor Sporting in the first one by 0-1.

River Plate attacking performance leaves much to be desired, with an average of only 3.87 shots on goal per game. This suggests that they need to work on their offensive tactics and improve their goal-scoring ability.

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

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4.07 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, so far, Deportivo Maldonado has received 43 yellow cards and 3 reds in 15 matches contested. At the same time, River Plate was cautioned with yellow cards in 41 opportunities and red 3 times in 15 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the beginning of the championship round can be a good betting parameter. In the last round of the competition, Deportivo Maldonado didn't score any goal and conceded in 19 opportunities, whilst River Plate scored 20 times and conceded 25 goals.

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