River Plate vs Barcelona Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds

By Felipe Martinez, Football Analyst | Published: 5 months ago | Last Updated: Apr 9, 07:30 | 4 min read

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Football Copa Libertadores Wed 9 Apr 08:30

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

Back a Cagey Encounter

Back Under 2.5 Goals at 2.25 for the clash between River Plate and Barcelona. The reason for our betting prediction is that we’re expecting a low-scoring affair including two goals or less.

Match Preview

River Plate had seven shots on target and 71% of possession in their last game, playing out a 1-1 draw on the road against Sarmiento. This was a Primera División match at Estadio Eva Perón, with Miguel Borja finding the net for River.

In their most recent Copa Libertadores encounter, River won 1-0 when visiting Peruvian Liga 1 side Universitario de Deportes.

Barcelona SC played Independiente del Valle at home in the Copa Libertadores in their previous match. The scoreline was a 1-0 win, with Bryan Carabali scoring the winner. The Guayaquil outfit had 43% possession and seven shots on goal.

Confirmed Lineups

River Plate confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Franco Armani (GK), Gonzalo Montiel, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Paulo Diaz, Marcos Acuna, Kevin Castano, Enzo Perez, Maximiliano Meza, Franco Mastantuono, Sebastian Driussi, Facundo Colidio.

Barcelona confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jose Contreras (GK), Bryan Carabali, Xavier Arreaga, Gustavo Vallecilla, Anibal Chala, Dixon Arroyo, Jhonny Quinonez, Janner Corozo, Joaquin Valiente, Cristhian Solano, Octavio Rivero.

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Expert Copa Libertadores Analysis

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration.

Key River Plate vs Barcelona stats:

  • In 11 of the 12 River Primera División matches this season, there have been Under 2.5 Goals
  • 8 of the last 10 River home matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • River have kept 7 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches
  • 4 of this season's 6 Barcelona LigaPro matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • Barcelona have kept 3 clean sheets in their 6 LigaPro matches this season

River Plate vs Barcelona Prediction

We’re not expecting goals. This means our prediction is that this Copa Libertadores game will yield Under 2.5 Goals and that’s priced at 2.25 for this encounter.

Rather than go for this pick, there’s the alternative angle of backing Both Teams to Score No and you need at least one team to draw a blank.

Our Pick

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Published 13:25, 07 April 2025

River Plate vs Barcelona Odds

According to the betting odds, River Plate are red-hot 1.36 favourites with the bookies to win and that means a 74% chance of winning this Copa Libertadores clash. For those wanting to back Barcelona, you will find 8.50 about this outsider.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. When it comes to Both Teams to Score, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether Yes or No will pay out on this market.

The leading football betting sites offer hundreds of markets when it comes to Copa Libertadores matches. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

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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

Barcelona logo Barcelona Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 3 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 11 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

River Plate

Barcelona

Goals / match
1.2 0.8
Conceded / match
0.6 1.2
Total / match
1.8 2

Team News

Don’t miss out on the River Plate vs Barcelona team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

River Plate vs Barcelona Lineups

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

River Plate Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Franco Armani
4 Gonzalo Montiel 28 L. Martinez Quarta 17 Paulo Diaz 21 Marcos Acuna
22 Kevin Castano 24 Enzo Perez 8 Maximiliano Meza
30 Franco Mastantuono 15 Sebastian Driussi 11 Facundo Colidio
1 Jose Contreras
18 Bryan Carabali 3 Xavier Arreaga 4 Gustavo Vallecilla 6 Anibal Chala
23 Dixon Arroyo 28 Jhonny Quinonez
13 Janner Corozo 21 Joaquin Valiente 25 Cristhian Solano
9 Octavio Rivero

Barcelona Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

River Plate Substitutes

  • 6German Pezzella
  • 7Matias Rojas
  • 9Miguel Borja
  • 10Manuel Lanzini
  • 14L. Gonzalez Pirez
  • 16Fabricio Bustos
  • 20Milton Casco
  • 25Jeremias Ledesma
  • 26Ignacio Fernandez
  • 29Rodrigo Aliendro
  • 31Santiago Simon
  • 38Ian Subiabre

Barcelona Substitutes

  • 2Mario Pineida
  • 5Jesus Trindade
  • 7Jandry Gomez
  • 8Gabriel Cortez
  • 10Felipe Caicedo
  • 26Byron Castillo
  • 27Willian Vargas
  • 29Jhonnier Chala
  • 35Kleber Pinargote
  • 37Gaston Campi
  • 41Pablo Calle
  • 45Pedro Preciado

Previous River Plate Lineups

06 Apr Primera División
Sarmiento 1-1 River Plate
03 Apr Copa Libertadores
Universitario 0-1 River Plate
30 Mar Primera División
River Plate 2-2 Rosario Central

Previous Barcelona Lineups

02 Apr Copa Libertadores
Barcelona 1-0 IDV

You can find out the River Plate vs Barcelona lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Team Squads

River Plate Squad

Barcelona Squad

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

CONMEBOL FlagTables & Standings

Copa Libertadores Group B

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 River Plate 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
2 Barcelona SC 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
3 Independiente dV 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
4 Universitario 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona SC 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
2 River Plate 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Independiente dV 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Universitario 1 0 0 1 0:1 0

Argentina FlagPrimera División 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

Ecuador FlagLigaPro 2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 IDV 28 18 8 2 53:21 62
2 Barcelona 28 15 5 8 44:32 50
3 LDU Quito 28 13 9 6 43:26 48
4 Deportivo Cuenca 28 13 7 8 34:26 46
5 Orense 28 13 6 9 34:32 45
6 Universidad Catolica 28 11 10 7 52:36 43
7 Libertad 28 11 9 8 40:35 42
8 Aucas 28 11 6 11 37:40 39
9 Emelec 28 10 8 10 26:34 38
10 CSD Macara 28 8 10 10 28:28 34
11 El Nacional 28 9 7 12 32:37 34
12 Delfin 28 6 12 10 26:41 30
13 Manta 28 5 11 12 32:46 26
14 Tecnico Universitario 28 6 7 15 24:43 25
15 Vinotinto del Ecuador 28 6 6 16 30:41 24
16 Mushuc Runa 28 6 5 17 31:48 23

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the Copa Libertadores standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.

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