River Plate v Fluminense

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In South America, the Copa Libertadores competition is in full swing with the group stage well underway and beginning to take shape in terms of possible qualifiers for the knockout rounds along with which teams are likely to drop down into the Copa Sudamericana; Wednesday night features this upcoming clash between Argentinian hosts, River Plate and Brazilian visitors, Fluminense.

River Plate were handed a heavy 5-1 defeat in their previous meeting with Fluminense away from home on Matchday 3 in this season's Copa Libertadores but the hosts now return to their Estadio Mâs Monumental for this return leg of this fixture in Group D looking to avenge that heavy loss.

However, with just one win under their belts so far in the group stage of this competition which came in the form of a 4-2 home win against Sporting Cristal, River Plate may find the going tough again despite holding home advantage.

The goals market beckons though as each of River Plate's four games so far in Group D have resulted in both teams scoring and further goals could be on the cards here.

Fluminense sit top of Group D where they hold a three-point cushion over second-placed Bolivian outfit, The Strongest, prior to this Matchday 5 action in the Copa Libertadores, and having won three of their four group games to date, the Brazilian visitors look a tough proposition for their hosts in this encounter.

Victories over Sporting Cristal, The Strongest and River Plate, the latter being that particularly 5-1 defeat over Wednesday's upcoming opponents, should place Fluminense in a strong position to pick up all three points here and book their place in the knockout rounds of this competition.

The bigger picture shows Fluminense have suffered just two defeats in their last 13 matches in this competition and with nine wins collected during this period, the visitors are likely to be too strong for their hosts again, while seven of Fluminense's last 13 games at this level have also seen both teams score.

Indeed, goals for both teams have certainly been prevalent in previous away games in the Copa Libertadores where the visitors have been concerned as seven of Fluminense's last 10 outings on the road have also seen both teams hit the back of the net.

River Plate v Fluminense Verdict

Both River Plate and Fluminense need a result here at either ends of the Group A table and if previous exchanges between these two clubs are anything to go by, then further goals also look likely here on Wednesday night at the Estadio Mâs Monumental.

Each of the previous three meetings have resulted in both teams scoring in 5-1, 3-1 and 1-1 results respectively.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score YES @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.75

Correct score: River Plate 2-1 @ 8.50