River Plate arrive at this second leg having managed just 1 win and 2 losses in their last 5 games, scoring in only 2 of those 5 outings. Santa Fe, by contrast, are unbeaten in 5 (W2 D3), conceding in just 1 of those 5 matches and keeping 4 clean sheets. The first leg in Bogota ended 0-0, giving Santa Fe a useful away-goals cushion that will encourage caution on both sides.
The numbers are stark: across 5 recent River games, BTTS landed just once and over 2.5 goals occurred just once. Santa Fe mirror that pattern exactly, also showing 1 BTTS and 1 over 2.5 in 5. The only head-to-head on record produced 0-0, zero goals, zero BTTS. River are also without three attackers through injury.
The model reads this as a low-scoring, tight eliminator. Under 2.5 goals is the clear call. As an alt, a Santa Fe DNB at home-level odds offers value given their defensive solidity on the road.
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Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
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