River Plate look forward to facing Estudiantes with hopes of picking up all three points. Will they? Open our in-depth preview!
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+14) in Superliga
- Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
River Plate have less rest than Estudiantes in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Superliga game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Argentinos Juniors.
River Plate form and stats
Overall Superliga stats at home this season for River Plate are 5-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for River Plate in their previous game, a fixture away at Argentinos Juniors (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. The striker Beltrán outperformed all teammates in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Beltrán scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the fixture before, 2-2 away to Patronato (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) (Copa Argentina).
The manager Gallardo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Patronato in only four days.
River has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. From these home matches, River Plate have conceded only 9 goals.
Estudiantes form and stats
Estudiantes have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-3-6 (10 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Estudiantes as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Rosario Central match.
Home advantage was not enough for Estudiantes in their previous game as they lost hosting Colón, 2-4. A bizarre fixture with lots of goals last time out for Estudiantes, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as exciting? Midfielder Zuqui was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.5. Zuqui scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Atlético Tucumán's place.A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Estudiantes as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Estudiantes in these games. Estudiantes has visited these top teams seven times, and 5 of 7 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four River victories, two draws and three Estudiantes wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Boselli 15 goals |   J. Álvarez 11 goals |  L. Díaz 9 goals |
River Plate missing players
Estudiantes missing players
| River Plate | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 3 | Played | P | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 64 | 32 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | 56 |
| 32 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | 48 |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 92% |
| 65% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | 73% |
| 51% | 61% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | 57% |
| 24% | 28% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 41% | 32% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 18% | 16% |
| 43% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 76% | 68% |
| 38% | 28% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 27% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| 6.1 | 7.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.3 | 16 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.5 | 12.2 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 34% |
| 9 | 8.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 13.2 | 11.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 |
- Estudiantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+14) in Superliga
- River Plate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 42 |
| 2 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Huracán | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | River Plate | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | Tigre | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Patronato | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Platense | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | Independiente | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 20 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 21 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 22 | Talleres Córdoba | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 24 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 25 | Colón | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 26 | Lanús | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 27 | Vélez Sarsfield | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 16 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -27 | 13 |
