Get ready for a show! The leading characters are Racing Club and River Plate, 3 points is the target and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (23) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (41) in Superliga
There haven't been much to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Superliga game only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Lanus.
Racing Club form and stats
Racing Club are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón. 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. Ever since the San Lorenzo game Racing Club has been unbeatable here at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón producing five straight wins.
Racing are confident in defense, having played 285 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Racing Club, who won 1-0 against Lanus (placed 27th). The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Copetti, having found the net in three games in a row. Defender Piovi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Piovi won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Colón.The Racing fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Racing Club have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
River Plate form and stats
The visitors are W6-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga. River Plate have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
River Plate have lots to rectify after their shock loss (1-2) to Rosario Central in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Midfielder Quintero was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.54. Quintero hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 65 successful passes (of 78 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Platense.River have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. River Plate are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
River Plate have put together a streak of 9 consecutive games without defeat (6-3-0) when playing Racing.The squads have met each other previously this season, with the final score River Plate - Racing Club 2-2 registered in the official records. The games between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Copetti 19 goals |   E. Fernández 8 goals |
Racing Club missing players
River Plate missing players
| Racing Club | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 8 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 41 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 70 | 40 | 12 | Scored | S | 8 | 33 | 73 |
| 32 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 35 |
| 86% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| 64% | 62% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 66% |
| 38% | 38% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 54% |
| 29% | 24% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | 24% |
| 17% | 24% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 44% |
| 55% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 19% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 30% | 24% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.5 | 15.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.9 | 14.6 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| 10.7 | 9.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10 | 9.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 |
- Racing Club have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (14) at home in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (23) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most scored goals (25) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (41) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+20) 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 | Racing Club | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 48 |
| 3 | Huracan | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Atlético Tucumán | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | River Plate | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| 6 | Tigre | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | San Lorenzo | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Patronato | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Defensa y Justicia | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Independiente | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Talleres Cordoba | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 | Platense | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 19 | Rosario Central | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 22 | Estudiantes | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -14 | 30 |
| 23 | Banfield | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 29 |
| 24 | Colón | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 28 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 27 | Lanus | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 20 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -29 | 16 |
