Santa Fe vs River PlatePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

First leg of this Sudamericana round of sixteen tie between Santa Fe and River Plate. The visitors finished top of their group on 14 points from four wins and two draws with no defeats, while the Colombian side have no standing to point to, so the picture has to be read from their most recent games. River in the group and River now Through the group phase River Plate produced identical returns home and away: two wins and a draw in each setting, 5-1 on their own ground and 4-2 on the road, for a total of 9 goals scored and 3 conceded. The five outings that followed tell a very different story: four defeats, every one of them by 1-0, and a single win, 2-0 against Argentinos JRS. How Santa Fe come into it Santa Fe have won three of their five most recent games: 2-0 over Chico, 2-0 over Union Magdalena and 3-0 away at Caracas FC, alongside a 2-2 with Once Caldas and a 1-2 defeat at Águilas Doradas. The only available previous meetings date back to May 2021: 0-0 in Colombia and 2-1 to River Plate in Argentina. This round of the continental competition is running at 2.30 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.