River Plate vs Monterrey prediction: WORLD: FIFA Club World Cup betting tips on match 2025-06-21 01:00.
[p]River Plate will play against Monterrey in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) group stage games, with the Argentines taking on Mexican opposition for the first time since defeating Tigres 3-0 on aggregate in the 2015 Copa Libertadores final.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After beating Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday evening, River Plate will guarantee a top-two finish in Group E with victory in this clash. The win also extended their unbeaten run over 90 minutes to 18 games (W10, D8), with the exception being a loss on penalties to Platense last month. The Millionaires had only five shots on target in their opener but made them count with all three goals coming from headers![/p]
[p]A 1-1 draw with Internazionale on Tuesday, courtesy of a superb header from Spanish veteran star Sergio Ramos, means that Monterrey remain unbeaten (W2, D3) in international competitions this year following five games across the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the CWC. However, Rayados have failed to win two successive games (D1, L1) for the first time since March and will certainly need to be more adventurous in this crucial game than they were against Inter, when they managed just one shot on target. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These teams have never previously met in competitive action, although River Plate have won only five of their 18 clashes (D8, L5) with Mexican opposition in CONMEBOL competitions.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]River Plate have kept only one clean sheet from their last nine fixtures (W6, D2, L1) across all competitions.[/p]
[p]River Plate scored three goals despite generating just 1.01 expected goals (xG) from 13 total attempts against Urawa.[/p]
[p]Monterrey kept clean sheets in three of their four matches from April 17th to May 5th but have failed to do so in any of their three most recent games.[/p]
[p]Monterrey have not led at half-time in any of their last five games (W2, L2, D1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Facundo Colidio scored River Plate’s opener on Tuesday and his last four goals have all come in the first half of games. After his opening goal against Inter, defender Sergio Ramos has scored five goals in ten matches while picking up two yellows and a red with Monterrey so far in 2025![/p]
[p]River Plate striker Sebastián Driussi had been in great form over the last ten matches (G7, A1) but will miss the rest of the tournament after sustaining an ankle injury against Urawa. Enzo Pérez is also in doubt after being subbed off at half-time with muscle soreness. Monterrey have no known new injuries.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]River Plate are the favourites to win this fixture, but with the lack of recent clean sheets for both sides, a victory for the Argentines with both teams to score could be the sensible betting option.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]
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