River Plate vs Internacional: Copa Libertadores Round of 16 Analysis and Prediction

On August 2, 2023, River Plate and Internacional will face each other at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Capital Federal. Both teams are in contrasting situations in their respective national championships: River Plate is dominating the Argentinean championship, while Internacional is struggling in the Brasileirão. However, the Copa Libertadores is a different competition, and anything can happen.

In the group stage, River Plate finished in the second position in Group D, while Internacional secured the first position in Group B.

River Plate:
- In their last match, they defeated Racing Club with a score of 2-1.
- In their last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost once, and drawn 2 times. The team has scored an average of 1.6 goals per match and conceded 1.2 goals.
- In this season of Copa Libertadores, they have secured 3 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. The average goals scored per match are 1.83, while they have conceded 1.83 goals per match.
- River Plate hasn't lost in their last 7 home matches in Copa Libertadores.
- They have scored at least one goal in their last 6 matches in Copa Libertadores.
- In 6 of their last 7 home matches in Copa Libertadores, they have scored at least 2 goals.

Internacional:
- In their last match, they lost to Cuiabá with a score of 1-2.
- In their last 5 matches, they have lost 2 times and drawn 3 times. The team has scored an average of 0.2 goals per match and conceded 0.8 goals.
- In this season of Copa Libertadores, they have secured 3 wins and 3 draws. The average goals scored per match are 1.67, while they have conceded 1 goal per match.
- They have scored at least one goal in their last 6 matches in Copa Libertadores.
- Both teams have scored in the last 4 matches of Internacional in Copa Libertadores.
- In 15 of their last 18 away matches, fewer than 2.5 goals have been scored.

Head-to-Head:
In the last direct encounter on May 8, 2019, River Plate and Internacional drew with a score of 2-2.
In the last 2 head-to-head matches, both matches ended in a draw. River Plate has scored an average of 2.0 goals per match, while Internacional has scored an average of 2.0 goals per match.

Possible Lineups:

River Plate
F. Armani; M. Casco, L. Gonzalez Pirez, P. Diaz, E. Diaz; N. de La Cruz, E. Perez, R. Aliendro, E. Barco; P. Solari, L. Beltran

Internacional
S. Rochet; F. Bustos, G. Mercado, Vitao, Rene; C. Aranguiz, Johnny, C. de Pena, Alan Patrick, Wanderson; E. Valencia



According to BetMines, River Plate will win this first leg of Copa Libertadores.