River-Estudiantes: who is the favorite to win the Argentine Super Cup in Córdoba, according to the predictions

This Wednesday at 9.10pm, at the Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, River and Estudiantes will play a final to win the first title of the year in Argentine football: the Argentine Super Cup. At this match, Millonario arrived having won the Professional League and Pincha the Argentina Cup, both championships in 2023.

In the run-up, they called this crucial clash “the morbid match.” The fact is that Martín Demichelis, River’s coach, and Enzo Pérez, former captain of Núñez’s team, will meet again, after the confrontation between them ended with Mendoza’s farewell from his love club. And betting houses are no strangers to matches of this magnitude, of course. Plus, they already have their favorite. And it’s River.

With 15 official matches without defeat, River is looking for the third star of the Demichelis cycle against a rival who brings back good memories since last year, after beating 3-1 at Monumental on 15 July, they became champions of professional football. League.

But this time the context is different. On a neutral pitch, with fans on both sides and with teams that have changed composition for some time now, the match against Pincha has a lot of spice.

And in the preview, according to what the betting houses indicate, River is the favorite not only for history, but also for current events. The fact is that, even if the footballing level of the team led by Demichelis is not the best, it is the leader of Zone A of the League Cup, as well as the only undefeated team of the year. In any case, Estudiantes is no exception, given that it has the same points (18) as its rival in Zone B, where it is third.

The millionaire victory in 90 minutes pays 1.90, while that of the La Plata team has an odds of 4.00. Meanwhile, the tie, which would lead to extra time and if the draw persists on penalties, pays 3.10 per bet weight.

Given this situation, there are also odds that go directly to the champion. In this match, River remain favorites as Demichelis’ team pays 1.50, while Eduardo Domínguez’s team has odds of 2.40.

The data comes from Codere, River’s main sponsor and official betting house, but also for BPlay the candidate to lift the trophy is also the team in the red band, given that its victory pays 1.97, while Estudiantes 4, 10 and the draw 3.30. For BetWarrior, meanwhile, the figures are not only similar, but the gap widens a little further: River pays 1.90, Pincha 4.40 and Equality 3.25.

As for goals, River’s goals per 90 minutes have a rate of 1.25. Let Estudiantes do it, 1.60. The reason for River Plate’s favoritism in this area is that Núñez’s team is the second team with the most goals scored in the League Cup (they have 18, two less than Talleres) and the second team with the fewest goals scored in the tournament ( 6, three less than Godoy Cruz): he has scored in 10 of the 11 official matches played so far in 2024. El Pincha, in this sense, even if he has fewer, still has non-negligible figures: he has scored 11 goals (he shouted in 9 out of 11 games on the year) and received only seven.

It will be a vibrant night this Wednesday at the Kempes in Córdoba, where River and Estudiantes will define who is the super champion of Argentine football. Will Núñez’s team celebrate, as the bookmakers predict? Or will Pincha make the mistake?