A brief look at the Superliga table imply an upper hand to River Plate when they travel to Atlético Tucumán. However; let's wait for the game before select a winner!
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals (45) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (52) in Superliga
This looks to be an intriguing match with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
These teams have little in common geographically as River Plate have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Atlético Tucumán have to build on here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro in the Superliga. It's trouble wherever Atlético are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Stress levels are on the rise for Atlético's attacking players as they have now played 275 minutes without scoring in a league game. O. J. Benitez was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager M. Anastacio led his Atlético to a defeat in the Superliga match away at Colon. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro. Yonatan Cabral was "man of the match" with a rating of 6.95 out of 10. The defender Cabral hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Union Santa Fe.Atlético has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Atlético Tucumán have conceded 15 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches. When Atlético hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Central Cordoba SdE, San Lorenzo, Sarmiento, Aldosivi, Arsenal de Sarandi, Newell's Old Boys, Banfield and Patronato), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Superliga. River are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
River's previous game was their home loss versus Defensa y Justicia (2-3). Midfield player Enzo Fernández was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.12/10. Fernández scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 70 successful passes (of 79 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rosario Central that ended 2-2.The travelling fans enjoy River's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on River as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last eight meetings featuring these two teams are: one win for Atlético Tucumán, two draws and five wins for River Plate. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 19 goals |   A. Lotti 10 goals | B. Romero 10 goals |
Atlético Tucumán missing players
River Plate missing players
| Atlético Tucumán | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 45 | 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | 78 |
| 65 | 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 92% | 83% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 95% | 95% |
| 84% | 78% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 74% | 79% |
| 59% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 47% | 55% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 26% | 32% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 16% | 18% |
| 51% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 58% | 53% |
| 22% | 39% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 37% | 42% |
| 35% | 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 11% | 11% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 29% | 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| 9.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals (45) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Superliga
- Atlético Tucumán is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have the most points (24) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (52) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+34) in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 46 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Colon | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Lanús | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Independiente | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Huracan | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Godoy Cruz | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Union Santa Fe | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Racing Club | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Platense | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 28 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Central Cordoba SdE | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 21 | Banfield | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| 22 | Sarmiento | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Patronato | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 24 |
| 25 | Atlético Tucumán | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -24 | 21 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 20 |