The home side, River Plate, should be favourites in this fixture, but Boca Juniors have proven both competence and bravery. Learn more about the game!
- River Plate have the most scored goals (25) in Superliga
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a local fight, usually meaning added stress and importance.
The visiting Boca Juniors played their last game only four days ago, a Copa Libertadores match. That game was also an away game, at Colo-Colo. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
River Plate form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, has been a fortress for River Plate in the Superliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-0-1. River has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. We remember; it was Arsenal de Sarandi.
The regulars are hoping that River Plate will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the Copa Libertadores fixture against Fluminense. la Cruz (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.2/10. Cruz served one assist and hit two key passes.
1-1 away at Atletico Tucuman before that.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from River Plate's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 4 matches, drawn 0 and lost 1.
It should be added that a glance at the 11 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
From these home matches, River have conceded only 3 goals.
Boca Juniors form and stats
As the visiting team in Superliga matches, Boca Juniors have produced an overall stat of 2-1-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Boca Juniors, whose boss Quintana could celebrate last time after the Copa Libertadores win against Colo-Colo. Romero was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.14. The agile goalkeeper Romero topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Boca Juniors secured a home win against Racing Club with the score 3-1.Boca Juniors have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Juniors have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): River Plate won two games, five matches ended in a draw and Boca Juniors managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight. The games between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 5 goals |  E. Barco 4 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
River Plate missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| River Plate | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16.1 | 17.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.7 |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 30% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | 33% |
| 10.1 | 8.7 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Boca Juniors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boca Juniors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (25) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+19) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Belgrano | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Lanus | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Tigre | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Boca Juniors | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Platense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Instituto | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Velez Sarsfield | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Huracan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 21 | Banfield | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 23 | Colon | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 24 | Atletico Tucuman | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 25 | Barracas Central | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 26 | Independiente | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 13 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
