Barcelona vs River Plate Prediction & Odds

By Leonardo López, Football Analyst | Published: 13 days ago | Last Updated: May 9, 07:30 | 4 min read

Barcelona Sporting Club Guayaquil

Football Copa Libertadores Estadio Monumental Fri 9 May 08:30

CA River Plate

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Are River Value for This Game?

The bet we really like is River Plate on the 1x2 betting market. Our prediction is trading at 1.93 for them to beat Barcelona and this looks great value.

Match Preview & H2H

Barcelona SC played Vinotinto at home in their last game. The scoreline was a 2-1 win in the Ecuadorian LigaPro encounter at Estadio Banco Pichincha.

River Plate´s previous match was a 4-1 home win against Vélez Sarsfield. Los Millonarios enjoyed 58% possession and had eight shots on target in the Argentine Primera División game, with Sebastian Driussi, Facundo Colidio, Ignacio Fernandez and Miguel Borja on the scoresheet.

In the last round of the Copa Libertadores, Barcelona lost 1-0 at home to Peruvian Liga 1 outfit Universitario de Deportes, while River played out a 2-2 away draw against Ecuadorian LigaPro side Independiente del Valle.

The last head-to-head saw home side River draw 0-0 with Barcelona. This was in a Copa Libertadores clash at Estadio Monumental four weeks ago.

Confirmed Lineups

Barcelona confirmed lineup (4-1-3-2): Jose Contreras (GK), Bryan Carabali, Xavier Arreaga, Gustavo Vallecilla, Anibal Chala, Jesus Trindade, Byron Castillo, Leonai, Janner Corozo, Joaquin Valiente, Octavio Rivero.

River Plate confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Franco Armani (GK), Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Paulo Diaz, Marcos Acuna, Ignacio Fernandez, Enzo Perez, Kevin Castano, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastian Driussi, Facundo Colidio.

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Expert Copa Libertadores Analysis

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football picks. The form guide and stats also help the team at jeetwin88.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Barcelona vs River Plate stats:

  • River have not lost any of their last 11 matches
  • River have kept 9 clean sheets in their 16 Primera División matches this season
  • River have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 away matches

Barcelona vs River Plate Prediction

We like the look of 1.93 when it comes to River Plate in this Copa Libertadores game. Our prediction is that the Buenos Aires side will overcome their opponents with something to spare.

If you think River can win by two goals or more, then you can get attractive odds about them off a mark of -1.5 goals.

Our Pick

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Barcelona vs River Plate Odds

With a 52% chance of winning, River Plate are favourites to win this Copa Libertadores match and they’re available at betting odds of 1.93 with the bookies. Barcelona are the 4.10 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

If you think there will be two goals or less during the ninety minutes, then Under 2.5 Goals is a potential option. The Both Teams to Score No bet is 1.73 and it’s ideal if you think at least one club will not score during the ninety minutes.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Copa Libertadores matches and you can back Barcelona SC at 2.75 and River Plate at 1.38.

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Team Stats

Latest Copa Libertadores and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Barcelona logo Barcelona Betting Stats

River Plate logo River Plate Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 9 wins, 2 defeats and 9 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 0 defeats and 6 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Barcelona

River Plate

Goals / match
1 2.4
Conceded / match
1 1
Total / match
2 3.4

Team News

Make sure you know the Barcelona vs River Plate team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Barcelona vs River Plate Lineups

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-1-3-2

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-1-3-2

1 Jose Contreras
18 Bryan Carabali 3 Xavier Arreaga 4 Gustavo Vallecilla 6 Anibal Chala
5 Jesus Trindade
26 Byron Castillo 22 Leonai 13 Janner Corozo
21 Joaquin Valiente 9 Octavio Rivero
1 Franco Armani
4 Gonzalo Montiel 28 L. Martinez Quarta 17 Paulo Diaz 21 Marcos Acuna
26 Ignacio Fernandez 24 Enzo Perez 22 Kevin Castano
30 Franco Mastantuono 15 Sebastian Driussi 11 Facundo Colidio

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Barcelona Substitutes

  • 7Jandry Gomez
  • 8Gabriel Cortez
  • 10Felipe Caicedo
  • 16I. De Arruabarrena
  • 23Dixon Arroyo
  • 25Cristhian Solano
  • 27Willian Vargas
  • 28Jhonny Quinonez
  • 29Jhonnier Chala
  • 30Braian Oyola
  • 37Gaston Campi
  • 41Pablo Calle

River Plate Substitutes

  • 6German Pezzella
  • 7Matias Rojas
  • 8Maximiliano Meza
  • 9Miguel Borja
  • 10Manuel Lanzini
  • 14L. Gonzalez Pirez
  • 16Fabricio Bustos
  • 20Milton Casco
  • 25Jeremias Ledesma
  • 29Rodrigo Aliendro
  • 34Giuliano Galoppo
  • 38Ian Subiabre

Previous Barcelona Lineups

23 Apr Copa Libertadores
Barcelona 0-1 Universitario
09 Apr Copa Libertadores
River Plate 0-0 Barcelona

Previous River Plate Lineups

05 May Primera Division
River Plate 4-1 Vélez Sarsfield
28 Apr Primera Division
River Plate 2-1 Boca Juniors
24 Apr Copa Libertadores
IDV 2-2 River Plate

If you want confirmed lineups, you’ve come to the right place. You can also see the full list of substitutes and find out the team formations.

Team Squads

Barcelona Squad

River Plate Squad

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

CONMEBOL FlagTables & Standings

Copa Libertadores Group B

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 River Plate 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
2 IDV 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
3 Barcelona 3 1 1 1 1:1 4
4 Universitario 3 1 0 2 1:2 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 IDV 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
2 Barcelona 2 1 0 1 1:1 3
3 River Plate 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
4 Universitario 1 0 0 1 0:1 0

Ecuador FlagLigaPro 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 12 9 1 2 20:13 28
2 IDV 13 8 3 2 26:12 27
3 Aucas 13 6 4 3 19:14 22
4 LDU Quito 12 5 5 2 18:9 20
5 Orense 13 6 2 5 16:18 20
6 Libertad 13 5 4 4 19:18 19
7 Deportivo Cuenca 13 6 1 6 11:12 19
8 Vinotinto del Ecuador 13 5 3 5 21:17 18
9 Universidad Catolica 13 4 5 4 20:15 17
10 Mushuc Runa 13 4 3 6 18:21 15
11 Manta 13 3 5 5 17:23 14
12 Delfin 13 3 5 5 9:18 14
13 El Nacional 13 3 4 6 16:19 13
14 Emelec 13 3 4 6 8:16 13
15 CSD Macara 13 2 5 6 9:13 11
16 Tecnico Universitario 13 2 4 7 11:20 10

Argentina FlagPrimera Division 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rosario Central 16 10 5 1 22:8 35
2 Argentinos Jrs 16 9 6 1 24:9 33
3 Boca Juniors 16 10 3 3 24:11 33
4 River Plate 16 8 7 1 21:9 31
5 Independiente 16 8 5 3 23:12 29
6 Racing Club 16 9 1 6 26:16 28
7 Huracán 16 7 6 3 19:12 27
8 Tigre 16 8 3 5 18:12 27
9 San Lorenzo 16 7 6 3 14:10 27
10 Ind. Rivadavia 16 7 6 3 20:17 27
11 Barracas Central 16 7 5 4 20:18 26
12 Deportivo Riestra 16 5 9 2 13:7 24
13 Platense 16 6 5 5 13:11 23
14 Estudiantes 16 5 6 5 18:19 21
15 Lanús 16 4 8 4 13:11 20
16 Newell's OB 16 5 4 7 12:15 19
17 Defensa Justicia 16 5 4 7 18:22 19
18 Central Córdoba 16 5 3 8 21:22 18
19 Instituto 16 5 3 8 16:20 18
20 Belgrano 16 3 8 5 13:23 17
21 Godoy Cruz 16 3 8 5 8:18 17
22 Atl. Tucumán 16 5 1 10 17:21 16
23 Gimnasia 16 4 4 8 9:18 16
24 Sarmiento 16 2 9 5 11:19 15
25 Aldosivi 16 4 3 9 18:28 15
26 Banfield 16 3 5 8 14:19 14
27 Unión 16 3 5 8 11:17 14
28 Vélez Sarsfield 16 4 2 10 7:22 14
29 Talleres 16 2 7 7 11:15 13
30 San Martin 16 2 3 11 5:18 9

We recommend looking at the Copa Libertadores standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.

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