Superliga: Two participants who have played splendidly so far. Get to know River Plate - Independiente with this comprehensive preview!
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+10) in Superliga
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's wish for an enthusiastic match!
River Plate form and stats
All-inclusive Superliga statistics at home this season for River Plate, who have the the best goal difference (+10) in Superliga, are 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.
River Plate are returning here after visiting Sarmiento in a Superliga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Jorge Carrascal and Enzo Pérez scored the goal(s). Attacking player Jorge Carrascal bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.13 out of 10. Carrascal scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total). A late climax in the match against Sarmiento as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Enzo Pérez.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Aldosivi in a game that was won 2-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does River handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and one defeat.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), River Plate's attacking play is working. River Plate have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Independiente form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Superliga.
Independiente go into this game after a win, the home game against Colón that ended 3-0. Alan Soñora got a match rating of 9.61 in that game, top player of the team. Soñora scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 54 successful passes (of 58 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Atlético Tucumán's place.Independiente are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Independiente have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Independiente have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former eight meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for River, one draw and four wins for Independiente. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Suárez 7 goals |   S. Romero 7 goals |  D. De La Cruz Arcosa 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Independiente missing players
| River Plate | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 43 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 78% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 46% |
| 52% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 25% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 42% | 25% |
| 39% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 42% | 42% |
| 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 13.9 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 30% | 29% |
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Independiente have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 in the second half (25) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+10) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Talleres Cordoba | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Lanús | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Independiente | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | River Plate | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Estudiantes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Atlético Tucumán | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Colón | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Aldosivi | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Unión Santa Fe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Patronato | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Boca Juniors | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Vélez Sarsfield | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 22 | Huracan | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 23 | Platense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 24 | Banfield | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 6 |