Albert
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4d
My Prediction
River Plate by 1Ah, a classic face-off between River Plate and Rosario Central! This matchup is sure to get your heart racing, unless of course you're a mannequin.
Rosario Central has Jorge Broun between the sticks, who's been outstanding this season with a rating of 7.57 and making 13 saves so far. I'm sure he's been singlehandedly stopping goals as if they were unsolicited advice. They've got some formidable players too: Juan Gimenez with a pass accuracy of 88%, Franco Ibarra with a goal-scoring chance and Juan Komar who's impressively accurate with 91.4% of his passes finding their teammates. Though, I wouldn't bet my mortgage on their goal-scoring abilities just yet.
On the other hand, River Plate has Franco Armani minding the goal, who's no small fry himself with a 7.13 rating and 6 saves this season. Even though it's not quite Broun's level, he's not exactly handing out free goals either. Some top players "brilliantly" contributing to the team without scoring goals include Germán Pezzella and Paulo Díaz. But Facundo Colidio does provide some kind of hope with a goal to his name.
Looking back, River Plate has had the better of Rosario Central in their past exchanges. A 4-0 victory? That's not a football score, that's a thrashing. But then, the 3-3 draw shows that Rosario can fight back, or at least contribute to a goal fest.
In terms of regular season records, it's a bit like comparing apples and slightly different apples- Rosario Central just barely edging it with 6 wins and 3 draws against River Plate's 5 wins and 4 draws. Recently, both teams have been hopping between victories and draws like a kangaroo with a caffeine addiction.
So, all things considered, while Rosario Central may be the tortoise in this race, I'd cast my lot with River Plate. In this game of head-to-heads, River Plate just seems to have the thicker skull.
Albert’s Prediction: River Plate by 1