River Plate vs Universitario Prediction & Odds

By Leonardo López, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: May 28, 07:30 | 4 min read

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

We’re Siding With River

Head to the Asian Handicap market and back River Plate -1.5. This means Los Millonarios need to beat Universitario by two goals or more and our betting prediction is priced at 2.15.

Match Preview & H2H

On Tuesday night, River Plate suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat (1-1 AET) when hosting Platense in the quarter-finals of the Argentine Apertura tournament. River had had five shots on target and boasted 74% possession, with Franco Mastantuono finding the net in regulation time.

Universitario played Sporting Cristal at home in their last game. The scoreline was a 2-0 win in the Peruvian Liga 1 clash, with Edison Flores and Diego Churin on the scoresheet. La U recorded 48% possession and had three shots on target at Estadio Monumental.

In the previous round of the Copa Libertadores, River won 6-2 when hosting Ecuadorian LigaPro outfit Independiente del Valle, while Universitario beat Ecuadorian LigaPro side Barcelona 1-0 at home.

River won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 1-0 away win when facing Universitario in the Copa Libertadores eight weeks ago.

Confirmed Lineups

River Plate confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Franco Armani (GK), Fabricio Bustos, German Pezzella, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Marcos Acuna, Ignacio Fernandez, Enzo Perez, Kevin Castano, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastian Driussi, Facundo Colidio.

Universitario confirmed lineup (5-3-2): Sebastian Britos (GK), Cesar Inga, Williams Riveros, Matias Di Benedetto, Andy Polo, Jose Carabali, Martin Perez Guedes, Rodrigo Urena, Jairo Concha, Alex Valera, Edison Flores.

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Expert Copa Libertadores Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key River Plate vs Universitario stats:

  • River have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 10 home matches
  • River have won 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • River have kept 10 clean sheets in their 18 Primera División matches this season

River Plate vs Universitario Prediction

We’re confident that our selection can win by a sizeable margin in this Copa Libertadores game. Therefore, the pick includes backing the 2.15 about the favourites with a -1.5 goal Asian Handicap.

A great alternative could be River Plate to be leading at half-time and full-time at attractive odds.

Our Pick

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River Plate vs Universitario Odds

River Plate are massive 1.42 favourites to win this Copa Libertadores game with the bookies and are regarded as 70% likely to win the match judging by the latest betting odds. For those wanting to back Universitario, you will find 8.50 about this outsider.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds. Both Teams to Score is a two-way market and in terms of price, it’s a close call between Yes and No.

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Team Stats

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

River Plate logo River Plate Betting Stats

Universitario logo Universitario Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 11 wins, 2 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 11 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

River Plate

Universitario

Goals / match
3.8 0.8
Conceded / match
2 0.8
Total / match
5.8 1.6

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the River Plate vs Universitario team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

River Plate vs Universitario Lineups

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Universitario Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Franco Armani
16 Fabricio Bustos 6 German Pezzella 28 L. Martinez Quarta 21 Marcos Acuna
26 Ignacio Fernandez 24 Enzo Perez 22 Kevin Castano
30 Franco Mastantuono 15 Sebastian Driussi 11 Facundo Colidio
1 Sebastian Britos
33 Cesar Inga 3 Williams Riveros 5 Matias Di Benedetto 24 Andy Polo 27 Jose Carabali
16 Martin Perez Guedes 18 Rodrigo Urena 17 Jairo Concha
20 Alex Valera 19 Edison Flores

Universitario Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

River Plate Substitutes

  • 2Federico Gattoni
  • 5Matias Kranevitter
  • 9Miguel Borja
  • 10Manuel Lanzini
  • 18Gonzalo Martinez
  • 19Gonzalo Tapia
  • 20Milton Casco
  • 25Jeremias Ledesma
  • 29Rodrigo Aliendro
  • 31Santiago Simon
  • 34Giuliano Galoppo
  • 38Ian Subiabre

Universitario Substitutes

  • 7Jairo Velez
  • 8Gabriel Costa
  • 11Jose Rivera
  • 12Aamet Calderon
  • 14Paolo Reyna
  • 15Diego Churin
  • 23Jorge Murrugarra
  • 25Miguel Vargas
  • 26Hugo Ancajima
  • 32Rafael Guzman
  • 36Sebastian Flores
  • 55Gustavo Dulanto

Previous River Plate Lineups

21 May Primera Division
River Plate 3-5 Platense
16 May Copa Libertadores
River Plate 6-2 IDV
13 May Primera Division
River Plate 3-0 Barracas Central

Previous Universitario Lineups

15 May Copa Libertadores
Universitario 1-0 Barcelona
09 May Copa Libertadores
Universitario 1-1 IDV

Check out the confirmed lineups and find out the formations being played by each team. We also list the substitutes, while you can see the previous starting 11s.

Team Squads

River Plate Squad

Universitario Squad

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

CONMEBOL FlagTables & Standings

Copa Libertadores Group B

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 River Plate 5 3 2 0 12:6 11
2 Universitario 5 2 1 2 3:3 7
3 IDV 5 1 2 2 6:10 5
4 Barcelona 5 1 1 3 3:5 4
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 River Plate 2 1 1 0 6:2 4
2 IDV 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
3 Universitario 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
4 Barcelona 3 1 0 2 3:4 3

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

Peru FlagLiga 1 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Universitario 16 11 2 3 37:12 35
2 Alianza Lima 15 9 3 3 17:10 30
3 Melgar 15 8 5 2 26:17 29
4 Alianza Atlético 15 9 1 5 25:15 28
5 Sport Huancayo 15 8 3 4 22:17 27
6 Deportivo Garcilaso 16 8 2 6 28:18 26
7 Cusco 15 7 4 4 25:18 25
8 Sporting Cristal 15 8 1 6 26:22 25
9 Cienciano 16 5 7 4 28:23 22
10 Los Chankas 16 5 6 5 23:24 21
11 Sport Boys 15 5 4 6 24:24 19
12 Atlético Grau 15 4 7 4 19:20 19
13 ADT 15 5 4 6 22:29 19
14 UTC 15 5 2 8 16:32 17
15 Juan Pablo II 15 4 3 8 18:25 15
16 Binacional 15 3 5 7 17:27 14
17 Comerciantes 15 2 5 8 17:27 11
18 Ayacucho 16 2 3 11 12:27 9
19 Alianza UDH 15 1 5 9 13:28 8

The Copa Libertadores standings help you understand the performance of each team in the division. Check out the latest table for up-to-date information

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