National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's River Plate or Racing Córdoba that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
River Plate form and stats
Last season, River Plate's Copa Argentina journey ended in the quarter-finals.River Plate's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Argentinos Juniors. The home side are looking to build on that result. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Demichelis when Barco scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
A Superliga defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Belgrano.There will be little rest for River after this match as they are travelling to Tigre for a Superliga game in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the River Plate friendly games in pre-season: River Plate played five friendlies, won 5, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that River Plate scored {14 goals} and conceded 3 in these five games.
Racing Córdoba form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the round of 32.Racing Córdoba play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Brown de Adrogue.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Villa Mitre in the Torneo Federal A.After this away game Córdoba return home for a Primera B Nacional game against Estudiantes Caseros. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Murialdo 10 goals | M. Figueroa 7 goals | R. Acosta 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Racing Córdoba missing players
| River Plate | Racing Córdoba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 51 | 30 | Scored | S | 10 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 41% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 30% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
