Preview

• The 2nd Phase of the 2025 Liga Profesional Argentina sees Independiente and River Plate clash at Estadio Libertadores de América on 2025-08-09 (kick-off 22:30 GMT).
• In their most recent 2 matchups, M. Gallardo has 1 victory, while J. Vaccari has no victories, and 1 draw.
• Independiente are 15th in the standings with 1 point, followed by River Plate in 2nd on 7 points.
• Neither Independiente nor River Plate are missing any players.
• Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, Independiente should be met by River Plate's expected 4-3-3.
• The previous match saw R. Rey lead Independiente with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and G. Tapia top-rating for River Plate at 6.5.
• Both teams are coming from different results: Independiente fell 0-2 against Belgrano, while River Plate prevailed 3-0 over San Martín Tucumán.
• Momentum favors River Plate (3-1-1) after Independiente managed only 1-1-3 from 5 matches.
• River Plate lead this rivalry - 14 wins from 29 matches versus Independiente (who've won just 6 games), alongside 9 draws.
• Our algorithm actually favours an away win: River Plate to win 2-1, despite Independiente's 7-3-1 home form - River Plate's strong 3-5-0 record away with 1.62 goals/game does the trick.

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