Expect a Tight Affair

Our view is that Universitario are unlikely to lose, although backing them against River Plate on the Double Chance market is the betting prediction at attractive odds of -125.

Match Preview

Universitario approach this fixture after beating Sport Huancayo 3-1 at home in the Peruvian Liga 1, with Alex Valera, Jairo Concha and Williams Riveros finding the net for La U at Monumental Stadium in Lima.

River Plate drew 2-2 at home with Rosario Central in their last game. River boasted 66% possession and had five shots on target in the Argentine Primera División clash at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, with Lucas Martinez Quarta and Ian Subiabre on the scoresheet.

Confirmed Lineups

Universitario confirmed lineup (5-3-2): Sebastian Britos (GK), Aldo Corzo, Williams Riveros, Cesar Inga, Andy Polo, Jose Carabali, Gabriel Costa, Jorge Murrugarra, Jairo Concha, Edison Flores, Diego Churin.

River Plate confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Franco Armani (GK), Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Paulo Diaz, Marcos Acuna, Kevin Castano, Enzo Perez, Maximiliano Meza, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastian Driussi, Facundo Colidio.

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Expert Copa Libertadores Analysis

The football betting tips stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each side. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Universitario vs River Plate stats:

Universitario have not lost any of their last 7 matches
Universitario have won 4 consecutive matches
Universitario have scored 2 or more goals in 4 of their past 5 matches
Universitario have kept 9 clean sheets in their past 20 matches

Universitario vs River Plate Prediction

The -125 on the Double Chance market offers us the chance to get the draw onside along with Universitario, with this prediction seeing a profit if their opponents fail to win this Copa Libertadores game.

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Published 01:25, 01 April 2025

Universitario vs River Plate Odds

River Plate are the -110 favourites and that means a 52% chance of winning this Copa Libertadores match according to the betting odds at the bookies. For those wanting to back Universitario, you will find +350 about this outsider.

A low-scoring game will be anticipated by many and Under 2.5 Goals currently has the shortest odds. The Both Teams to Score No bet is -143 and it’s ideal if you think at least one club will not score during the ninety minutes.

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Last 5 Matches

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Team Stats

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

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Full time Result

14 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

10 wins, 3 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 1.85 goals scored and 0.65 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.10 goals scored and 0.80 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
An average of 2.50 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.90 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
BTTS Yes in 10 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 10 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 home matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

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Goals / match

2.6 1

Conceded / match

0.8 0.8

Total / match

3.4 1.8

Goals

An average of 1.35 goals scored and 0.65 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 0.90 goals scored and 0.40 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.00 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 1.30 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 1 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 1 of the previous 10 away matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

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River Plate

Goals / match

2.6 1

Conceded / match

0.8 0.8

Total / match

3.4 1.8

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Goals / match

2.6 1

Conceded / match

0.8 0.8

Total / match

3.4 1.8

Team News

Don’t miss out on the Universitario vs River Plate team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

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Universitario vs River Plate Lineups

Universitario Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Universitario Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

1 Sebastian Britos

29 Aldo Corzo 3 Williams Riveros 33 Cesar Inga 24 Andy Polo 27 Jose Carabali

8 Gabriel Costa 23 Jorge Murrugarra 17 Jairo Concha

19 Edison Flores 15 Diego Churin

1 Franco Armani

16 Fabricio Bustos 28 L. Martinez Quarta 17 Paulo Diaz 21 Marcos Acuna

22 Kevin Castano 24 Enzo Perez 8 Maximiliano Meza

30 Franco Mastantuono 15 Sebastian Driussi 11 Facundo Colidio

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Universitario Substitutes

7Jairo Velez
10Horacio Calcaterra
11Jose Rivera
12Aamet Calderon
14Paolo Reyna
18Rodrigo Urena
20Alex Valera
25Miguel Vargas
26Hugo Ancajima
34Esteban Cruz
36Sebastian Flores
55Gustavo Dulanto

River Plate Substitutes

6German Pezzella
7Matias Rojas
9Miguel Borja
10Manuel Lanzini
14L. Gonzalez Pirez
19Gonzalo Tapia
20Milton Casco
25Jeremias Ledesma
26Ignacio Fernandez
29Rodrigo Aliendro
31Santiago Simon
38Ian Subiabre

Previous River Plate Lineups

29 Mar Primera División

River Plate 2-2 Rosario Central

Confirmed Lineups

15 Mar Primera División

Deportivo Riestra 0-0 River Plate

Confirmed Lineups

09 Mar Primera División

River Plate 1-0 Atl. Tucumán

Confirmed Lineups

You can find out the Universitario vs River Plate lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Team Squads

Universitario Squad

River Plate Squad

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Tables & Standings

Copa Libertadores Group B

#	Team	+/-
1	Barcelona SC	0:0
2	Indep. del Valle	0:0
3	River Plate	0:0
4	Universitario	0:0

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#	Team	+/-
1	Barcelona SC	0:0
2	Indep. del Valle	0:0
3	River Plate	0:0
4	Universitario	0:0

Liga 1 Liga 1 Apertura

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Universitario	18	12	3	3	38:12	39
2	Alianza Lima	18	11	4	3	23:11	37
3	Cusco	18	10	4	4	34:20	34
4	Alianza Atlético	18	11	1	6	28:18	34
5	Sporting Cristal	18	10	2	6	31:24	32
6	Melgar	18	8	7	3	28:20	31
7	Sport Huancayo	18	9	3	6	23:21	30
8	Deportivo Garcilaso	18	8	3	7	28:19	27
9	ADT	18	6	6	6	24:30	24
10	Cienciano	18	5	8	5	29:25	23
11	Los Chankas	18	5	8	5	24:25	23
12	Atlético Grau	18	5	7	6	23:24	22
13	Sport Boys	18	5	5	8	26:28	20
14	Juan Pablo II	18	5	4	9	20:28	19
15	UTC	18	5	4	9	17:34	19
16	Binacional	18	4	6	8	20:33	18
17	Ayacucho	18	4	3	11	14:27	15
18	Comerciantes	18	2	5	11	17:31	11
19	Alianza UDH	18	2	5	11	16:33	11
1	Universitario	15	12	3	0	28:10	39
2	Cusco	15	9	3	3	24:14	30
3	Sporting Cristal	15	7	4	4	25:11	25
4	Alianza Lima	15	7	4	4	25:18	25
5	Melgar	17	6	7	4	24:17	25
6	Cienciano	15	7	3	5	22:18	24
7	Deportivo Garcilaso	16	6	6	4	20:21	24
8	Los Chankas	14	8	0	6	17:24	24
9	Comerciantes	15	6	4	5	17:21	22
10	ADT	15	6	3	6	18:20	21
11	Alianza Atlético	15	4	5	6	12:11	17
12	Atlético Grau	15	4	4	7	17:19	16
13	Sport Boys	15	4	4	7	14:21	16
14	Sport Huancayo	15	4	3	8	24:26	15
15	Ayacucho	15	4	2	9	15:24	14
16	Alianza UDH	15	4	2	9	19:31	14
17	UTC	15	3	4	8	16:22	13
18	Juan Pablo II	15	2	5	8	10:19	11
19	Binacional	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

Primera División 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

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Copa Libertadores standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.