What a game, with River Plate at 1st and Estudiantes in 6th. Here's a full preview!
- River Plate have the most scored goals (42) in Superliga
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Estudiantes have scored away.
The visiting Estudiantes played their last game only four days ago, a Copa Sudamericana match. That game was also an away game, at Barcelona. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
River Plate form and stats
10-0-1 is the performance here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti so far in the Superliga, giving River Plate a total of 30 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Arsenal de Sarandi here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, River has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with nine wins in a row.
Nothing to worry about in defence for River Plate, as their goalkeeper Franco Armani has completely shut out the opponents for 213 minutes in the Superliga.
An away draw last time out for River Plate, facing San Lorenzo in a game that ended 0-0. Armani, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.75 out of 10 in that game. Armani topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Colon.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Talleres Cordoba are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from River in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. Defensively River Plate have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Estudiantes form and stats
Playing away, Estudiantes have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Superliga this season. Estudiantes has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 32 days ago, in the Colon fixture.
Estudiantes are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the Superliga. 234 minutes! That's how long the Estudiantes goalkeeper Mariano Gonzalo Andujar and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away matches in a row for Estudiantes, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Barcelona in the Copa Sudamericana.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Racing Club.Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
A new game in only three days for Estudiantes, the Copa Sudamericana home match versus Barcelona. Busy days.
The attacking power of Estudiantes when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Estudiantes as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these participants: River won five, Estudiantes were winners in three and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 10 goals |   M. Boselli 6 goals |  M. Borja Hernández 5 goals |
River Plate missing players
Estudiantes missing players
| River Plate | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 83% |
| 75% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 55% | 62% |
| 50% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 46% |
| 58% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 42% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 29% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.9 | 17.7 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 32% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 18% | 25% |
| 9.2 | 7.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.5 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Estudiantes have scored away.
- River Plate have scored in all their home matches so far.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (42) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+27) in Superliga
- River Plate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- River Plate is in the best form (4-1-1) in Superliga
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Lanus | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
| 8 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Belgrano | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Racing Club | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Platense | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Barracas Central | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 31 |
| 16 | Atletico Tucuman | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 | Tigre | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 20 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 21 | Instituto | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 26 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 23 | Independiente | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 24 | Colon | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 25 |
| 25 | Union Santa Fe | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 26 | Banfield | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 25 |
| 27 | Huracan | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 19 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 18 |
