Deportivo Riestra vs San Martin San Juan: Argentina Championship Match Prediction
Deportivo Riestra and San Martin San Juan will play in the second round of the Argentine Apertura. The visitors received promotion to the class based on the results of 2024, but lost the first match in January. Will the club be able to score its first points in the tournament on January 29? The answer is in our betting tip for this match

Command Analysis

Deportivo Riestra

Current form
Deportivo Riestra finished the regular championship in 17th place out of 28, failing to jump above their heads. The club managed to score 35 points in 27 matches, losing to Belgrano and Godoy Cruz on additional indicators. The last two matches of 2024 ended without goals for the hosts - the team from Buenos Aires shared points with Barracas Central (0:0) and Independiente Rivadavia (0:0). But they managed to start 2025 with a victory - Cristian Fabbiani charges won an away victory over Lanus (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the second round of the Apertura.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not conceded a single goal in the last three matches.
- Eight of the hosts' last ten matches have ended in a draw
Probable lineup: Arce - Sansotre, Paz, Nicolas Caro - Ramirez, Celiz, Monje, Sanchez, Sayavedra - Benegas, Herrera

San Martin San Juan

Current form
San Martin San Juan spent 2024 in Primera Nacional, the second-strongest division of Argentine football. The team finished the regular season in second place and fought for promotion in the playoffs. Having successively beaten Gimnasia y Tiro, All Boys, Nuevo Chicago and Gimnasia Mendoza, the visitors found themselves among the elite teams of the country. On January 25, San Martin San Juan played its debut match in the Apertura, but failed to earn points - the newcomer suffered a minimal defeat to Atletico Tucuman (0:1) at home.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their line-up ahead of the second round of the Apertura.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the last four matches of the visitors ended in a draw
- The team played two of the last three matches without conceding any goals.
Estimated lineup: Borgoño - Alvarez, Recalde, Caceres, Molina - Peleitey, Holguin - Casa, Gonzalez, Montaña - Gonzalez
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts won their last game with this score.
9.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
1.60Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the visitors' last five matches
2.77Tip and bets
The hosts managed to start the tournament with a victory and plan to build on their success. Deportivo Riestra has both the home advantage in the second round and the fact that they will play a newcomer to the top division. The hosts have a clear advantage in experience, which they will certainly be able to convert into a victory. We suggest betting on Deportivo success in this match.
Our prediction is Deportivo Riestra win at 2.30
Bet on total
Both teams have been quite careful in defense in recent matches and have avoided high-scoring matches. Most likely, the opponents will play in the same style in the face-to-face match, so we should not expect a goal-scoring extravaganza. We think that we will not see more than two goals scored in this confrontation.
Our prediction is total under two goals at 1.75
Bet on corners
We believe that the teams in this match will rely on defense, so we are unlikely to see a large number of corners here. It is worth betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is total under 8.5 corners for 1.90