National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Patronato or River Plate that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Patronato nor River Plate as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Patronato form and stats
Patronato participated in Copa Argentina the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Patronato lost their last game at Defensa y Justicia after a 1-2 scoreline. Patronato's goalkeeper Altamirano was extremely busy against Defensa y Justicia, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
In the match before that, Patronato hosted Rosario Central and drew the Superliga game 0-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Superliga game versus Atletico Tucuman in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna.
River Plate form and stats
River was sent out of Copa Argentina in the 8th finals last season.River Plate have much to play for after their out-of-character defeat (0-1) to Talleres Córdoba in their previous outing, played at home. It is probably bad news for River Plate that their goalie Centurión made seven saves in the Talleres Córdoba game, but still couldn't save them from a loss.
Prior to that result River Plate won their away game at San Lorenzo in the Superliga. The scoreline was 1-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Argentinos Juniors.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between these teams: Patronato won two, River Plate triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less. One of the stars has been Alvarez with 7 goals scored against Patronato in these 6 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 11 goals |  E. Fernández 8 goals |   A. Rodríguez 5 goals |
Patronato missing players
River Plate missing players
| Patronato | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 25 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 15 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 26% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 13.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
