Superliga: River Plate - Huracán preview and statistics

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Competition: Argentina Superliga
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (14000 seats)

Huracán have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts River Plate. Prepare for the match with this Superliga preview!

Insights:
  • River Plate have the the best goal difference (+6) in Superliga
  • Huracán haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Superliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Lanús.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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River Plate form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for River Plate's two home games in the Superliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.

River Plate are confident in defense, having played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

River are returning here after visiting Lanús in a Superliga game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Nicolás De la Cruz (2) and Bruno Zuculini scored the goal(s). Midfield player Nicolás De la Cruz got a match rating of 9.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Cruz scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 44 successful passes (of 55 total).

Ahead of that match, River won a home game hosting Unión Santa Fe (4-0).

Early season league goal statistics from River Plate's 2 home games: 5 goals, 2 conceded.

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Huracán form and stats

Playing away, Huracán have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Superliga this season.

Huracán played 1-1 against Colón in their previous match. César Ibáñez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.53. Ibáñez won 11 of 13 duels.

Prior to that match, the Huracán manager F. Kudelka faced defeat when travelling to Atlético Tucumán and losing 0-1.

It's early days yet, but Huracán has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): River three wins, three draws and Huracán three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RiverM. Suárez
M. Suárez
6 goals
River PlateD. De La Cruz Arcosa
D. De La Cruz Arcosa
4 goals
River PlateG. Montiel
G. Montiel
3 goals

River Plate missing players

Huracán missing players

River Plate Huracán
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 5 Played P 4 8 16
8 4 3 Won W 1 1 3
4 1 0 Drew D 2 4 8
5 3 2 Lost L 1 3 5
34 16 11 Scored S 3 8 17
14 8 6 Conceded C 3 11 20
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
71% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 81%
59% 75% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 31%
29% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 19%
24% 25% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
47% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 62%
41% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 12% 19%
24% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 25%
 
7.5 9 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5 4.3
4.3 4.2 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.1 4.4
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
14.4 14.8 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 5.3 7.5
5.8 6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2 2.4
35% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 43% 42%
Key stats in Superliga this season:
  • Huracán 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 the most scored goals (5) at home in Superliga
  • River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Superliga
  • River Plate have the the best goal difference (+3) at home in Superliga
  • River Plate have the the best goal difference (+6) 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 San Lorenzo 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
2 Independiente 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
3 River Plate 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 6
4 Lanús 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 6
5 Patronato 3 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 6
6 Godoy Cruz 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
7 Atlético Tucumán 3 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 0 6
8 Racing Club 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 5
9 Banfield 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
10 Argentinos Juniors 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 Huracán 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
12 Colón 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
13 Estudiantes 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
14 Talleres Cordoba 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
15 Newell's Old Boys 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
16 Rosario Central 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
17 Aldosivi 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -3 3
18 Sarmiento 3 1 0 2 1 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 3
19 Gimnasia La Plata 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
20 Vélez Sarsfield 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
21 Boca Juniors 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 2
22 Central Cordoba SdE 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
23 Defensa y Justicia 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 1
24 Platense 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
25 Arsenal de Sarandi 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
26 Unión Santa Fe 3 0 1 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 1

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The Superliga Argentina, also referred to as the Primera División, is the premier football division in Argentina. It currently holds 26 teams who play 25 fixtures each to form a final league table. The season runs from August to May. Argentina was the first country outside the United Kingdom to create a football league, in 1891.