The season has been back-breaking for Atlético Tucumán up to now, while River Plate have taken lots of points. Will the highest placed chalk up another victory at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro?
- Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (24) in Superliga
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Atlético Tucumán have less rest than River Plate in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Superliga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Racing Club, so at least Atlético Tucumán are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Atlético Tucumán form and stats
Atlético Tucumán's struggle is real here at Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro with only 6 points collected from 6 Superliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2.
A good away victory last time out for Atlético Tucumán, who won 3-1 against Racing Club (placed 11th). Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, six consecutive fixtures. Midfielder Pereyra was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.84 (out of ten) in that game. Pereyra signed up for two assists, hit eight key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Atlético drew at home versus Rosario Central.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Atlético Tucumán, as the Copa Argentina home game vs Estudiantes Rio Cuarto is only four days away.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Atlético defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Atlético Tucumán hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Huracan, Central Cordoba SdE, Gimnasia La Plata, Independiente, Colon, Arsenal de Sarandi, Barracas Central, Banfield and Union Santa Fe), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
River Plate form and stats
The away performances of River Plate have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Superliga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Impressively, the visitors are on a eight-match winning run which they hope continue versus Atlético Tucumán.
729 minutes! That's how long the River Plate goalkeeper Franco Armani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
River won their last game, 2-0 versus Independiente played at home. Casco was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.7. The defender Casco hit three key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
A home win as anticipated against Sporting Cristal ahead of that, in the Copa Libertadores.
Observe: 9 of the last 10 league games featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
River Plate have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Copa Libertadores fixture vs Fluminense. A grim calendar for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy River Plate's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. River's manager Demichelis has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
River Plate have won at least one point in the last 6 fixtures (2-4-0) versus Atlético Tucumán.Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 5 goals |  E. Barco 4 goals |   M. Estigarribia 3 goals |
Atlético Tucumán missing players
River Plate missing players
| Atlético Tucumán | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 31% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 46% |
| 23% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 38% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 12.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 16 | 16.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 23% | 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | 31% |
| 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- Atlético Tucumán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlético Tucumán haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Atlético Tucumán.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most clean sheets (10) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most clean sheets (6) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (18) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (24) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+19) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- River Plate is in the best form (6-0-0) in Superliga
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Belgrano | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Lanus | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Talleres Cordoba | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | Racing Club | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Platense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Instituto | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Tigre | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Velez Sarsfield | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 17 | Boca Juniors | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 | Colon | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 21 | Banfield | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 14 |
| 23 | Huracan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 24 | Atlético Tucumán | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 13 |
| 25 | Barracas Central | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 27 | Independiente | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 10 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
