Independiente Rivadavia vs Platense

Independiente Rivadavia fans will have felt devastated after the team’s 2-1 away defeat to Talleres’ alternative XI as they couldn’t hold onto a 1-0 lead and conceded the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Even though La Lepra are producing a decent Liga Profesional campaign (on 15 points), a three-match winless streak of one draw and two losses keeps them bottom in the point-average table, now five points behind Deportivo Riestra. On a positive note, Martin Cicotello’s men grabbed seven points from the last nine on offer as the hosting side.

Platense fans will have felt angry after the team’s scoreless home stalemate against Barracas Central as they claimed for a flagrant penalty that wasn’t awarded. El Calamar made it three league games without a win, drawing one, losing two and failing to score in that spell. As a result, they accumulate 12 points in 11 Liga Profesional rounds to stay safe from relegation threats and far away from the continental spots in the aggregate table. Seven of those points were grabbed on away turf as Platense won two, drew two and lost two so far. Playmaker Franco Zapiola continues to recover from a shoulder injury and will miss out.

Independiente Rivadavia are last in the averages table what means they would be relegated if the season ended today so they are desperate for points and despite an irregular tournament so far, they’ve been strong at home with 2 wins and a draw in the last 3, and didn’t play bad away either, losing in the last minute against Talleres last week. Platense won’t have playmaker Zapiola, their performances have been disappointing lately and I think they should find trouble against this host that needs to keep getting points.

BET: Independiente Rivadavia -0.25 @ 2.11