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Banfield is 11th in Group B with 7 points on a 2-1-4 record, while Aldosivi is in last place siiting 15th in the same group with only 3 points on a winless record of 3 draws and 3 losses. Banfield picked up all of their 7 points at home, while Aldosivi lost all 3 of their road games. Both are very dependent on their home ground, and Banfield scored 6 of their 7 goals at home, while Aldosivi scored only 2 goals in 6 games and just 1 in 3 road games, so got to feel like home ground advantage will be crucial here, which should see Banfield prevail and secure all 3 points in the end.

Mendez is playing very well at the start of this season, having scored 4 goals in first 7 games and sits only 1 goal off the league lead. He scored 3 of those 4 goals in home games, and he scored in each of the last 2 games, so it is worth backing the Uruguayan to open the scoring here.

Independiente Rivadavia leads Group B with 16 points on a 5-1-1 record, while River Plate is 6th in the same group with 10 points on an even 3-1-3 record. Independiente Rivadavia won 3 of their 4 home games, while River Plate is winless in their last 3 road games with 2 losses and failed to score in any of those 3 away matches. Independiente Rivadavia is undefeated in the last 3 head-to-head meetings with River Plate, with 2 wins and one draw in the cup semifinal, which they also won on penalties en route to winning the trophy. They conceded the same number of goals defensively, but Independiente Rivadavia scored 4 goals more offensively, so it feels like the hosts should have a slight edge in this one and continue their hot start to the season in front of their loud fans in Mendoza.

Sartori is playing really well this season, having scored 4 goals in 7 games and sitting only 1 goal off the league lead. He scored 3 of those 4 goals at home in Mendoza, so there is excellent value backing him to open the scoring in this one.

Stars are 2nd in the West with 81 points, with 36 wins and 23 losses, while the Canucks are by far the worst team in the league, with only 43 points on 18 wins and 41 losses. Stars have won their last 8 games and own the best road record in the West, while the Canucks have lost 19 of their last 21 games, including the last 5. Stars won the last 3 trips to Vancouver, so got to expect the visitors to dominate here and win.

Frolunda stayed below this margin in all 6 playoff games of this Champions League edition, while Lulea stayed below this margin in their last 4 games in these playoffs. Both are excellent defensively as Frolunda is allowing only 1.58 goals per game, while Lulea is allowing 2.08 goals per game. Both are also superb on the penalty kill, with Frolunda killing 88.1% of penalties and Lulea is even better at 90.2%. They stayed under this margin in 4 of their last 5 head-to-head meetings, and the last 7 Champions League final games all remained below this margin, averaging only 3.7 total goals per game, so got to expect a tight, gritty, defensive game, which these finals usually turn into, making the under a very good pick to go with.