Three points for the home side is anticipated from this fixture if the league table is a way to look into the future. The River Plate regulars are hopeful that the mismatch between 1st and Gimnasia La Plata's 21st place in the table will be visible on the pitch.
- River Plate is in the best form (5-0-1) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
The hosts River Plate saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Superliga. That game was an away game at Huracan, so at least River are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
River Plate form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, River Plate have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
River Plate are confident in defense, having played 459 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for River Plate in their previous game, a fixture away at Huracan (placed 19th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. The versatile forward Rondón outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and managed a match rating of 9.15 out of 10. Rondón scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores. River are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 1 and lost 1.
One fact: This team have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.
The manager Demichelis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Newell's Old Boys in only three days.
A decent goal production from River Plate in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, River Plate have conceded only 3 goals.
Gimnasia La Plata form and stats
0-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gimnasia La Plata in their Superliga matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Romero, the Gimnasia La Plata manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Morales, Soldano and Tarragona scored in Gimnasia's previous match, the home game against Racing Club that ended 3-1. Midfielder Soldano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. Soldano scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
The fixture before that was the Copa Sudamericana-battle against Universitario, a home loss (0-1).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Belgrano in just two days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gimnasia La Plata's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 5 matches. The Gimnasia manager Romero has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels. Gimnasia La Plata has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
River Plate have put together a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Gimnasia La Plata.Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 4 goals |  E. Barco 3 goals |  I. Fernández 3 goals |
River Plate missing players
Gimnasia La Plata missing players
| River Plate | Gimnasia La Plata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 80% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 50% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 70% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16.6 | 16.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 28% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 14% | 23% |
| 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 14.6 | 12.5 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
- Gimnasia La Plata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gimnasia La Plata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gimnasia La Plata have the fewest points (1) away in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals (11) away in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Superliga
- Gimnasia La Plata have yet to win a 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Gimnasia La Plata have scored away.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have the most clean sheets (7) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+13) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- River Plate is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Lanus | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Racing Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Platense | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Belgrano | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Velez Sarsfield | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | Estudiantes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Instituto | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | Huracan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 22 | Banfield | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 23 | Independiente | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
| 24 | Colon | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 25 | Barracas Central | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 27 | Atletico Tucuman | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 7 |
