River Plate vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on October 16th, 2024

River Plate will be playing against Defensor Sporting in a Primera Division football match scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, in Uruguay, check the River Plate vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where River Plate vs Defensor Sporting will occur

The game takes place in the small Estadio Luis Franzini stadium, in the city of Montevideo, with a capacity for 6000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the River Plate vs Defensor Sporting betting tip 2024

The average number of goals scored per match in the current edition of the Primera Division has shown an increase. While last season recorded an average of 2.29 goals per match, the competition is now averaging 2.5 goals per match.

River Plate occupied 7th place when they went against Defensor Sporting, who was in 1st place, in their last match at Primera Division. River Plate first went in with a 4-3-3 formation, which was engaged by Defensor Sporting with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.

The last time these teams met was for a Primera Division match, on 19-07-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a victory of the River Plate team by 0-1.

River Plate come from a victory in the last match. The game against Wanderers, valid for the Primera Division, ended with a 0-1. The team coached by F. Palladino Soba entered the field in the last match with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Defensor Sporting, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Boston River team with a final score of 1-2.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

The River Plate team’s run of five games has been of preferable outcome, compared to the Defensor Sporting team.

River Plate

Current leaderboard

River Plate comes to this round 7 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 6th place in the table, with 11 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 13 place.

River Plate analysis

The goal difference is not positive for River Plate: at the end of the round 7 it registers 20 goals scored against 25 taken by its goalkeeper.

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 1.31, River Plate scores an average of 1.88 goals per game. This highlights the team's strong offensive capability when playing at home.

River Plate is a more offensive team than Defensor Sporting, having 1472 attacks vs. 1456 from Defensor Sporting, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Defensor Sporting converted into goal 26 times.

Best goalscorer from River Plate

Joaquín Lavega Colzada has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 10 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading River Plate to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Defensor Sporting

Current leaderboard

Defensor Sporting comes to this round 7 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 11th place in the table, with 6 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 3 place.

Defensor Sporting analysis

After 7 rounds, Defensor Sporting has a positive goal difference, with 26 goals scored and only 17 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

Defensor Sporting boasts one of the most efficient attacks in the league, particularly in away games. The league average for goals scored by visiting teams is 1.19 per game, but Defensor Sporting scores an impressive 1.71 goals per game on the road. This demonstrates the team's effective offensive strategy as visitors.

The average shooting on goal for the Defensor Sporting team in the league is not the best. There are only 5.36 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.

This is a top 5 team in the Primera Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Defensor Sporting, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from the Defensor Sporting

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Octavio Rivero has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Defensor Sporting with 11 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners market betting suggestions

There is an average of 4.6 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

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