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Banfield vs River Plate Predictions & Tips – Beltran to fire River Plate to another win in the Liga Profesional

By Vedran Ostojic

12 Jun 2023

Vedran Ostojic 12 Jun 2023

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Banfield vs River Plate predictions for Monday’s Liga Profesional match
The fixture is taking place at Estadio Marcelo Bielsa (23:15 BST)
Can River Plate keep winning in Argentina?

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River Plate have won 3 of their last 4 matches against Banfield (Getty Images)

Banfield vs River Plate Predictions

Banfield are one of the weakest sides in Liga Profesional this season and are set for another defeat against the table leaders. River Plate’s Lucas Beltran is also tipped to score.

Banfield vs River Plate Predictions
Head to Head
Banfield Form
Banfield Team News
River Plate Form
River Plate Team News

Banfield have lost 4 of their last 5 matches
River Plate have won 3 of their last 4 matches against Banfield
River Plate have won 10 of their last 13 matches (Liga Profesional)
River Plate’s Lucas Beltran has scored 2 goals in his last 2 matches

Head to Head

River Plate have an 18-10 advantage against Banfield with 8 draws in 36 matches so far.

The most recent head to head encounter was won by River Plate 3-2 in February.

Banfield Form

Team Banfield have suffered a massive decline after losing four of their last five Liga Profesional matches.

They were defeated by Colon 2-0, San Lorenzo 2-1, Estudiantes 1-0 and Racing Club 2-0. The only victory was achieved at home against Rosario Central 2-0.

The Drills currently sit in poor 26th place with 18 points from 19 matches.

Julio Cesar Falcioni was appointed as the new head manager in May.

Banfield Team News

Defender Alexis Maldonato is going to miss this match due to a ligament injury.

River Plate Form

River Plate are on a great path of winning the first phase of Argentine Liga Profesional 2023. They are the table leaders who won 12 of 18 matches so far, while losing just three.

Martin Demichelis’ side is coming off a 2-0 victory against Fluminense in Copa Libertadores. With this victory they are back in the playoffs race, needing three points more in the last round versus The Strongest.

As for the domestic campaign, Los Millionarios were held to a 2-2 draw against Velez Sarsfield in the most recent appearance. Lucas Beltran and Robert Rojas appeared on the score sheet.

River Plate Team News

Bruno Zuculini (cruciate ligament injury), Enzo Diaz (knee injury) and Enzo Perez (knee injury) are ruled out for this match.

Verdict

Banfield v River Plate

Team Banfield are just one point above the bottom of Liga Profesional standings. River Plate are the most successful team on the road so far, so an away win is tipped. Lucas Beltran is in red-hot form right now so I will back him to score on Monday.

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