Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Superliga match on August 17th, 2024

Gimnasia La Plata and River Plate will meet each other in a football match counting for Superliga on August 17th, 2024, Saturday, in Argentina, check the Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate 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 Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate will occur

The game will be played in the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium, in the city of La Plata, with a capacity for 35000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events, odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Gimnasia La Plata vs River Plate betting tip 2024

Even though the season has changed, the Superliga has remained consistent in terms of goals. The average number of goals in the competition today is almost identical to what was witnessed in the previous edition of the tournament. Presently, teams are scoring an average of 2.11 goals per game, which is only slightly lower than the 2.02 goals per game scored during the last championship.

River Plate was in 3rd place in the Copa de la Superliga while Gimnasia La Plata was in 9th 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 Gimnasia La Plata used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Copa de la Superliga match, on 17-03-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a victory of the River Plate team by 3-1.

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 should be noted that Gimnasia La Plata have not yet won the Superliga while River Plate has won the competition 36 times.

Gimnasia La Plata

Current leaderboard

Gimnasia La Plata joins the match with 13 points. They rank in 16th place in the Superliga, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 4 games, losing 5, and scoring 1 draws.

Gimnasia La Plata analysis

Gimnasia La Plata come from a victory in the last match. The game against Racing Club, valid for the Superliga, ended with a 0-1. The team coached by M. Méndez Russo entered the field in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

Gimnasia La Plata 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, Gimnasia La Plata scores an average of 1.57 goals per game. This highlights the team's strong offensive capability when playing at home.

Best goalscorer from Gimnasia La Plata

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Gimnasia La Plata to achieve victorious results this season.

River Plate

Current leaderboard

River Plate arrives in this game with 15 points, and in 9th place in the Superliga, having won 4 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 3 draws.

River Plate analysis

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Superliga, River Plate, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Huracán team with a final score of 1-1.

River Plate boasts one of the most efficient attacks in the league, particularly in away games. The league average for goals scored by visiting teams is 0.87 per game, but River Plate scores an impressive 1.57 goals per game on the road. This demonstrates the team's effective offensive strategy as visitors.

The average shooting on goal for the River Plate team in the league is not the best. There are only 6.64 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

River Plate is a more offensive team than Gimnasia La Plata, having 1591 attacks vs. 1540 from Gimnasia La Plata, having scored 26 times, in comparison, Gimnasia La Plata converted into goal 18 times.

Best goalscorer from the River Plate

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Miguel Borja. The Attacker has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped River Plate come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Corners market betting suggestions

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.57 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

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