<p>It’s the knockout stage in the Copa Libertadores, and we are about to witness another epic battle between two excellent teams from the top two countries in South America.</p> <p>According to the odds, River Plate are the slight favourites going into this one, but the home team will go all-in in this game. Whether they will manage to win the game, we are about to see when the two sides meet at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, on Friday, September 19, at 10:30AM AEST.</p> <h2>River Plate vs Palmeiras Betting Preview</h2> <p>River Plate are one of the best teams in the South American continent this season, and strongly believe that this may be the year they win the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time in the club’s history and the first time since 2018.&nbsp;</p> <p>The team from the Argentinian capital has a promising season, standing undefeated in seven in the league. They had to survive something of a scare in the previous round of the Copa Libertadores, though, eventually defeating Libertad from Paraguay in the penalty shootout. Now they have won six of the last 10 games and will visit Estudiantes before hosting the first quarter-final leg against Palmeiras.&nbsp;</p> <p>Palmeiras are also doing well in their domestic league, sitting in third place with a 13-4-3 record in 20 games. They had an easy task in the previous round, eliminating Universitario de Deportes from Peru with a 4-0 in the round and playing a scoreless draw at home. The Brazilian club has won four of their last six games and host Internacional before heading to Buenos Aires.</p> <p>This will be the second time these two meet in the competition, with Palmeiras winning their semi-final showdown in 2021.</p> <h2>River Plate vs Palmeiras Betting Predictions</h2> <p>There is nothing more exciting Copa Libertadores can bring than a knockout battle between teams from Brazil and Argentina. Both River Plate and Palmeiras are in great shape, and their confidence is sky-high going into the quarter-final matchup.</p> <p>River Plate has not lost a home game in regulation in more than six months. Sebastian Driussi is the star of the team with 10 goals so far in the season, four of which he scored in Copa Libertadores. Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires will be packed with more than 80,000 excited fans, so the scene for the visitors will be hectic.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, Palemiras won the only time they have played at this stadium back in 2021 by 3-0. They have had a solid season so far as well, only losing twice in the last ten games.&nbsp;</p> <p>Given the fact this is the first leg, things may start slowly, but River Plate will need to attack since going to Brazil without any advantage will make things difficult. Palmeiras will play defensively all game long, regardless of the score, and it will be on the home team to break the tie. With a defensive line featuring Gustavo Gomez and Joaquin Piquerez, Palmeiras has kept a clean sheet in seven of their last 10 games.</p> <p>Given all that, we expect a low-scoring game with <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/americas/conmebol-copa-libertadores/river-plate-v-se-palmeiras-9546385">under than 2.5 goals in total</a>. If you want to bet on higher odds, then River Plate’s win and under 2.5 total goals could be a good pick.</p>