River Plate and Melgar get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Sudamericana Group Stage fixture.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melgar, who are travelling more than 3200 kilometers to play this game.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only three days ago.
River Plate form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 8th finals.3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what River Plate have to build on here at Estadio Centenario in the Primera Division.
River Plate are returning here after visiting Cuiabá in a Copa Sudamericana match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
In the match before that, River hosted Danubio and drew the Primera Division game 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how River Plate have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won four, drawn seven and lost five.
There will be little rest for River after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Maldonado for a Primera Division game in only four days.
The River Plate fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the group stage last season.Playing away, Melgar have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Quevedo scored in Melgar's previous match, the home game against Cienciano that ended 1-0. Ramos, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Ramos hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Melgar in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Melgar, three draws and four defeats.
Melgar have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Melgar's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Melgar - River Plate 2-0 was the outcome when this pair of sides formerly met, also in this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Cuesta with 2 goals scored against River in these 1 encounters.Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 5 goals |  N. Sosa Sánchez 3 goals | T. Borbas 3 goals |
River Plate missing players
Melgar missing players
| River Plate | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 29% | ||
| 12.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melgar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cuiabá | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | River Plate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Maldonado | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Boston River | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Nacional | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Penarol | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Fenix | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Danubio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Defensor Sporting | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 12 | Torque | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Albion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alianza Atletico | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Deportivo Binacional | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Melgar | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Universitario | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Deportivo Municipal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Alianza Lima | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | Atlético Grau | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | César Vallejo | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | ADT | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Sport Boys | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | UTC Cajamarca | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Ayacucho | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Carlos Manucci | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Carlos Stein | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 7 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -15 | 5 |
