We have to say that both squads are capable of winning this one, River Plate enjoying a 15 point edge on Estudiantes in the standings. Get this show on the road!
- River Plate have the most scored goals (37) in Superliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Estudiantes form and stats
Estudiantes have collected 13 points from their Superliga home games so far after 3-4-1. So many draws at home for Estudiantes, an amazing four in a row now.
Estudiantes lost their last game at Colon (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The attacker Juan Sánchez Miño was declared "man of the match" for Estudiantes with the rating of 7.31/10. Miño hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Atlético Tucumán.The Estudiantes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, Estudiantes have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Superliga. In general it has been a productive period now for River as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
248 minutes! That's how long the River goalkeeper Franco Armani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
River won their last game, 3-0 versus Argentinos Juniors played at home. Attacker Julián Álvarez got a player rating of 8.7 in the game. "Man of the match" Álvarez scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Talleres Córdoba with the score of 2-0.River Plate have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. It's not easy to score on River as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Estudiantes - River Plate 2-1 was the product when these two contenders previously played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - one - four (Estudiantes wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 13 goals |   L. Castro Cáceres 7 goals |  M. Suárez 7 goals |
Estudiantes missing players
River Plate missing players
| Estudiantes | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 43 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 32 | 63 |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 91% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 78% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 34% | 19% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 53% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| 44% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 11.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.4 | 13.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 29% | 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 35% |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (19) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (17) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (37) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+25) in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- River Plate is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Lanús | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Colon | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Huracán | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Independiente | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Estudiantes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 16 | Sarmiento | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 17 | Union Santa Fe | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Atlético Tucumán | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Platense | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 20 | Aldosivi | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 21 | Patronato | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 23 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 24 | Banfield | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 15 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -16 | 13 |