Alianza Lima and River Plate are set to face each other at Estadio Nacional de Lima in the first round of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores 2022 group stage. Kickoffs at 03:00 EAT.
Peruvian football club Alianza Lima has had a rough start to their Primera Division this season. The team has played six matches so far and has got one win, two draws and three losses. The team currently stands 15th on the league table with only five points from their matches.
Lima will be hoping for better results following 2-0 Copa Libertadores defeat to Nacional de Football in their last fixture. In that match, Alianza Lima managed 57% possession and eight shots with none of them on target. Nacional got 11 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Gonzalo Bergessio (8’) and Alfonso Trezza (31’).
Argentinian outfit on the other hand has played well in their recent matches. From the last ten matches, the team has got six wins, two draws and two losses. Looking at their league matches, River Plate stands second in their league table with 16 points earned from the eight matches they have played this season.
River Plate heads into this meeting on the back of 1-2 Copa de la Liga Profesional win to beat Defensa y Justicia in their last outing. In that game, River Plate had 62% possession, 17 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Fernández (40′) and Simón (63′). Defensa y Justicia got 10 shots with two of them on target amd a goal by Bou (71′).
Alianza Lima vs River Plate head to head
This will be the third head to head meeting between these two sides since 2019. River Plate won in one of the preceding fixtures while the other one ended in a draw.
- River Plate 3-0 Alianza 12/04/19
- Alianza 1-1 River Plate 07/03/19
Home
- Melgar 1-0 Alianza
- Alianza 0-1 Sporting Cristal
- Alianza Atletico 4-2 Alianza
- Alianza 3-1 Mannucci
- Sport Boys 0-0 Alianza
- Alianza 1-1 Atletico Grau
Away
- Defensa Justicia 1-2 River Plate
- River Plate 0-1 Boca Juniors
- River Plate 4-0 Gimnasia La Plata
- River Plate 5-0 Laferrere
- San Lorenzo 0-1 River Plate
Alianza Lima team news
Jefferson Farfan, Jefferson Portales and Carlos Montoya will be unavailable for Coach Milton Meléndez selecton for this fixture
River Plate team news
Manager Marcelo Gallardo will be without the services of Braian Romero, Esequiel Barco, Felipe Pena Biafore and Franco Paredes who have been ruled out through injuries.
Prediction and odds
River Plate has secured wins in four of the last five matches and has scored over 1.5 goals in five of the eight league matches this season while Alianza Lima has lost consecutively in their last three matches and has failed to score in the last two as well.
- River Plate Win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score ( No)
