Loyal fans at Estadio Libertadores de América haven’t celebrated many victories this season, with Independiente lying uncomfortably in the 23rd position. The visiting River Plate will believe to shield their higher league place in this fixture.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (12) away in Superliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Independiente form and stats
Independiente have collected 7 points from their Superliga home games so far after 2-1-2.
A strong away win for Independiente against Colon the last match, as Fernández, Benegas and Batallini were on target. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after failing to win six consecutive games. The striker Fernández was announced as "man of the match" for Independiente with the rating of 8.12/10. Fernández scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match, Independiente lost 0-1 at home to Atlético Tucumán.Independiente aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Libertadores de América in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games.
River Plate form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of River Plate, who have the most scored goals (12) away in Superliga, playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
River have much to remedy after their unexpected defeat (1-2) to Sarmiento in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points. Midfielder Pérez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Pérez hit three key passes and had 118 successful passes (of 136 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Aldosivi at their stadium, the result 3-0.As opposed to that, River Plate have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous nine meetings with these squads: Independiente won four, River Plate triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Benegas 7 goals |   J. Quintero Paniagua 4 goals | T. Pozzo 3 goals |
Independiente missing players
River Plate missing players
| Independiente | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 26 | 48 |
| 32 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 52% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 58% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 56% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 24% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 27% |
| 6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 30% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 39% | 32% |
| 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (12) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Tucumán | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Gimnasia La Plata | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Platense | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Union Santa Fe | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Patronato | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Huracan | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | River Plate | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Banfield | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Defensa y Justicia | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Rosario Central | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Tigre | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Colon | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Estudiantes | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 23 | Independiente | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 25 | Velez Sarsfield | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 26 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 27 | Aldosivi | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 8 |
| 28 | Lanus | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
