Argentina Primera Division Arsenal Sarandi vs River Plate
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Arsenal Insider Info:Arsenal got thumped on Monday night, four-0 away to Quilmes. They did not choose up any suspensions or new injuries, but Emilio Zelaya, Nicolas Aguirre and Federico Freire all continued to coach separately from the rest of the squad, therefore their injuries still seem to be an issue for the aspect.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Emilio Zelaya (right knee ligaments); Nicolas Aguirre (left thigh)
Injured/unavailable: Federico Freire (sports hernia)
River Insider Info:River got a snug 2:0 win over Tigre last Sunday, Rodrigo Mora scoring both goals, and for this match will welcome Teo Gutierrez and Eder Alvarez Balanta back from international duty with Colombia. Jonathan Maidana is also expected to come back from injury here. Gabriel Mercado needed to be subbed at half time when feeling a recurrence of his thigh injury, and may be a doubt.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Gabriel Mercado (left adductor)
Injured/unavailable: Fernando Cavenaghi (right foot)
HEAD TO HEAD:
This fixture hasn't been kind to Arsenal lately; they've won simply once in their last 10 league matches against River. River meanwhile have claimed four wins, including a one-0 within the Monumental last time the edges met. There are five attracts.
MATCH PREVIEW:
So so much this season, Arsenal have been pretty consistent results-wise; they've won all their home matches, and lost all their away matches. Following that pattern, then, they should be nailed-on to win this match, oughtn't they?
Perhaps not. Because Arsenal's results would possibly have been reliable therefore way, except for true consistency, Marcelo Gallardo's River Plate side are setting the bar very high. After drawing away to Gimnasia La Plata on the opening spherical, they've won their subsequent five matches during a row, 3 at home and 2 away – they've already got as several away wins within the league this campaign as they managed in the entire of the Torneo Final.
Once six games, River have the league's best attack by an enormous margin (fifteen goals scored) and the best defence, with simply two goals conceded. That smart defensive record hasn't been the results of phenomenal performances from goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero, either; after all he gave an interview on Tuesday in that he stated that, 'It gives me nice satsifaction that our opponents barely manage to induce near our goal.'
The hosts' best likelihood will be if they'll regain the tightness in their defence that was so spectacularly breached by Quilmes on Monday, and hope that River have an off day. The downside is that it very will depend on that latter factor, and outside the Copas Argentina and Sudamericana, River are highly consistent in the league.
Whether this River facet can go on to claim the title, we have a tendency to'll have to attend and see – but they've actually reached a point where backing them to win, wherever the venue, feels like the closest issue to a secure bet of any weekend within the Argentine league.
River Plate will win
