The home side, River Plate, should be the favourites in this fixture, but Racing Club have exhibited both talent and guts. Learn more about the match!
- River Plate have the most scored goals (48) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
The visiting Racing Club played their last game only four days ago, a Superliga match.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate have been very solid at home in the Superliga so far, with 33 points collected from 12 matches (11-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. In general it's been a long time since River Plate tasted defeat here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
An away draw last time out for River, facing Rosario Central in a game that ended 3-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Solari (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.22/10. Solari scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that result, a home defeat in the Copa Argentina against Talleres Córdoba. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for River Plate home games with this odds we find 11 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Libertadores game versus Internacional in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.
River have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Racing Club form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Racing Club playing as the away team in the Superliga this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Racing Club as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Racing Club go into this game after a win, the home game against Central Cordoba SdE that ended 3-1. That victory felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without winning. Goalkeeper Arias was absolutely vital in the Racing victory against Central Cordoba SdE, making six saves. Attacker Oroz got a player rating of 8.2 in the game. "Man of the match" Oroz scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that, the victory at home against San Martin Tucuman in the Copa Argentina (2-1).
Racing Club have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Racing Club have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
River have put together a streak of 10 consecutive games without defeat (7-3-0) when facing Racing Club.The games between these teams have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 11 goals |   G. Hauche 6 goals |  M. Rojas Romero 6 goals |
River Plate missing players
Racing Club missing players
| River Plate | Racing Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 48 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 35 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 77% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 81% |
| 54% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 54% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15.8 | 17.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 12.6 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 32% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 10 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
- Racing Club have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- River Plate have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (33) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (48) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+29) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | River Plate | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 58 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Lanus | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Belgrano | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 | Barracas Central | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Atlético Tucumán | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 34 |
| 16 | Platense | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 19 | Instituto | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 29 |
| 20 | Banfield | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 21 | Gimnasia La Plata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -14 | 29 |
| 22 | Tigre | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 28 |
| 23 | Independiente | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 24 | Vélez Sarsfield | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 25 | Unión Santa Fe | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 27 |
| 26 | Colon | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 25 |
| 27 | Huracán | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 18 |
