River Plate – Al Ain Predictions
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River Plate 2-2 Al Ain
Date: 18.12.2018 | Match at: 17:30 | League: International – FIFA Club World Cup | Tip: Under 3.5 Goals | Odds: 1.40 | Bookie: Bwin
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| Fresh from a Copa Libertadores final triumph over fierce-rivals Boca Juniors, River Plate’s prize is a semi-final FIFA Club World Cup clash against host team champions Al Ain. |
| River’s Libertadores victory was a hard-fought one, thanks to two extra-time goals (3-1). That continued a recent trend for ‘Los Millonarios’, being their fourth consecutive game where both teams scored, with three ending as a draw within 90 minutes. |
| Club World Cup runners-up in 2015 after losing 3-0 to Barcelona, River’s two previous final appearances (under the forerunner Intercontinental Cup) in 1986 (winners) and 1996 (runners-up) both ended in a 1-0 scoreline – a scoreline that also appeared in four of River’s last ten competitive matches (one win, three losses). |
| In contrast, opponents Al Ain haven’t seen a 1-0 result either way in their last 12 fixtures, and have now scored three goals in each of their previous four matches, including a 3-0 win over African champions Espérance de Tunis in the quarter-finals – their sixth win in their last ten games (W6, D2, L2), but only fourth clean sheet. |
| A clinical first-half display in that match saw Al Ain go 2-0 up at the break, and made it nine combined first-half match goals in their last three games – a stat that points towards a potential entertaining first period here. |
| Players to watch: Egyptian international Hussein El-Shahat’s curling effort brilliantly finished off an Al Ain counter attack against Tunis – he’s now scored in four of his last five club starts. Meanwhile in-form Lucas Pratto has netted in each of his last three starts for River. |
| Stat attack: There’s been two first half yellow cards shown in four of River’s last five games. |
| Al Ain’s last five matches have seen at least one goal scored from kick-off to the 20th minute. |
| Playing in their hometown, Al Ain have failed to score at home just once in their last 20 competitive matches. |
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