San Lorenzo vs River Plate betting tip 2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol match on February 02th, 2025

San Lorenzo will be playing against River Plate in a Liga Profesional de Fútbol football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 02th, 2025, in Argentina, check the San Lorenzo vs River Plate betting tip 2025 to win with your bets.

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The game is set to be played in the Estadio Pedro Bidegaín stadium, in the city of Buenos Aires.

Introduction to the San Lorenzo vs River Plate betting tip 2025

San Lorenzo come from a victory in the last match. The game against Gimnasia La Plata, valid for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol, ended with a 0-2. The team coached by M. Russo entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Profesional de Fútbol, River Plate, who used a 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Instituto team with a final score of 1-0.

In the 2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 05-12-2024 in a battle-themed Liga Profesional de Fútbol match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

The last time these teams played against each other was in Liga Profesional de Fútbol, where River Plate was at 5th place while San Lorenzo occupied 22nd place. River Plate went in with a 4-3-1-2 formation while San Lorenzo opened their game with a 3-4-1-2 tactic.

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

San Lorenzo

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 Miguel Ángel Russo, 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.

San Lorenzo has had an average possession rate of 38.5% in this competition, which suggests that the team has a more reactive style of play and struggles to dominate matches. In the upcoming game against River Plate 2025, San Lorenzo should focus on retaining possession and being more proactive in attack.

River Plate

Even as a visitor in the duel, River Plate will try to get a tie in the match, avoiding a significant point gap at the beginning of the tournament. With this goal in mind, it is expected that Marcelo Gallardo's team will act in a more defensive manner, which can cause a low number of goals conceded or even a high number of cards in the match.

Usually, River Plate imposes an average possession rate of 74.5% to try and control the match. Teams that manage 50% possession usually control their opponents.

Bet suggestions for this game:

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 3.5 per game.

Score market betting suggestions

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. San Lorenzo didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 0 opportunities, while River Plate scored 2 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

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