Superliga match prediction: Little separates Tigre and River Plate in quality

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Dellagiovanna (26282 seats)

River Plate have journeyed here for an appealing game against the hosting Tigre. Read up on the fixture with this full Superliga preview!

Insights:
  • Tigre have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Superliga
  • River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in Superliga

Tigre and River Plate should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Tigre form and stats

0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Tigre have to build on here at Estadio José Dellagiovanna in the Superliga.

The Tigre coach Martínez and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Racing Club (placed 21st). Midfielder Castro was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.32 (out of ten) in that game. Castro hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Previously, the Copa Argentina-match at home against Centro Espanol (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) that ended 1-1. Disappointing as the team were huge pre-match favourites.

At Estadio José Dellagiovanna, Tigre has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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River Plate form and stats

Things could have gone better for River Plate in their Superliga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

River Plate go into this game after a win, the home game against Argentinos Juniors that ended 2-1. Barco came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Argentinos Juniors last time out, making the manager Demichelis feel like a tactical genius.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Belgrano wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

It's early days yet, but River Plate has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Tigre have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing River Plate.

Top Goalscorers

TigreM. Retegui
M. Retegui
4 goals
River PlateI. Fernández
I. Fernández
2 goals
TigreF. Colidio
F. Colidio
1 goals

Tigre missing players

River Plate missing players

Tigre River Plate
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 2 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
6 2 2 Scored S 0 3 5
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 10 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5.3
5.7 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 4
1.7 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18 26 26 Shots (avg) S ( 0 19 16
7 14 14 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 5
29% 14% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 33%
 
13.3 13 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8 10
6.3 7 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.7
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in Superliga
  • Tigre have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Superliga
  • Tigre have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Superliga

Read more about Superliga

The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.