Welcome to the show! The main roles are River Plate and Defensa y Justicia, 3 points is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (50) in Superliga
- Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (5-1-0) 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.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate have performed here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti this season with 9 wins from 12 Superliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since River Plate tasted defeat here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
An away draw last time out for River, facing Rosario Central in a game that ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Rosario Central last time out, but a goal from Agustín Palavecino completed a comeback to a draw result for River. Midfielder Agustín Palavecino was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.8 (out of ten) in that game. Palavecino scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 39 successful passes (of 48 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Racing Club in a game that was won 4-0.The River Plate manager M. Gallardo has got the team scoring with 29 from 12 home games in the league. Defensively River Plate have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Playing away, Defensa y Justicia have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Superliga this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Defensa y Justicia as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Justicia played 1-1 against Colon in their previous match. The attacker Miguel Merentiel got a match rating of 7.33 in that game. Merentiel scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Atletico Tucuman with the score of 4-0.Justicia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 16 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last six meetings): River won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Defensa y Justicia have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 19 goals |   W. Bou 13 goals | M. Merentiel Serrano 10 goals |
River Plate missing players
Defensa y Justicia missing players
| River Plate | Defensa y Justicia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 76 | 40 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 53 |
| 27 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 25 | 42 |
| 95% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 86% |
| 78% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 72% |
| 54% | 61% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 28% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 51% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 39% | 28% |
| 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 38% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 7.9 | 6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Defensa y Justicia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Superliga
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (15) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (29) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (29) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (50) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+35) in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Lanus | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Colon | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Independiente | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Racing Club | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | Argentinos Juniors | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 17 | Aldosivi | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Platense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 21 | Patronato | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -21 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 19 |