A swift peek at the Superliga table indicate an upper hand to River Plate when they visit Barracas Central. Nevertheless; let's await the match before we pick a winner!
- River Plate have the most scored goals (39) in Superliga
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
The visiting River Plate played their last game only four days ago, a Copa Libertadores match.
Barracas Central form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Barracas Central have to build on here at Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia in the Superliga.
The home team returns to Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia after drawing with Racing Club (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Defender Álvarez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.02/10. Álvarez scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.
Before that, Barracas Central drew at home versus Rosario Central.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barracas, as the Copa Argentina home game vs Boca Juniors is only three days away.
Barracas Central aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia in the league, with only {10 goals} from 11 games. Barracas Central have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed River Plate collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the Superliga. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The followers enjoyed River's previous match versus The Strongest, a Copa Libertadores win (2-0) played at home. Armani (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.84. Armani topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, River Plate secured a home win against Instituto with the score 3-1.A new game in only three days for River, the Copa Argentina home match versus Talleres Cordoba. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy River Plate's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 11 league matches away. River are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior two meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Barracas Central, zero draws and two wins for River Plate. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels. One of the stars has been Palavecino with 2 goals scored against Barracas Central in these 2 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 9 goals |   B. Sepúlveda 5 goals |  I. Fernández 5 goals |
Barracas Central missing players
River Plate missing players
| Barracas Central | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 20 | 39 |
| 27 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 45% | 52% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 5% |
| 38% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 45% | 43% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 55% | 57% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 14.6 | 16 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 30% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 31% | 31% |
| 12 | 12.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.2 | 9.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have the most points (23) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (39) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+26) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Lanus | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Belgrano | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Platense | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Sarmiento | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Tigre | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Colon | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 20 | Barracas Central | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 22 | Instituto | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 23 | Independiente | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 24 | Atletico Tucuman | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 21 |
| 25 | Huracan | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 17 |
