River Plate are positioned 1st, while Racing Club are bringing up the rear 23 points behind in the standings. Can they crop the gap?
- River Plate have the most scored goals (44) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (19) in Superliga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. River haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Godoy Cruz, 110 days ago.
The River goalkeeper Franco Armani is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 219 minutes without conceding a goal in the Superliga.
Happy days for River in their previous game, a Superliga match away at Platense (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. The attacker Julián Álvarez was announced as "man of the match" for River Plate with a rating of 8.45/10. Álvarez scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, River won a home game hosting Patronato (5-0).River are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Rosario Central awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 11 games), River Plate's attacking play is working. River Plate have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Racing Club form and stats
Playing away, Racing Club have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Superliga this season.
Racing Club might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Colon proved too strong as Racing slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón. Midfield player Tomás Chancalay was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Chancalay hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that result Racing won their away game at Atletico Tucuman. The scoreline was 2-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Racing are hosting Lanús in the Superliga only four days away.
Racing Club have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended River Plate - Racing Club 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): River five wins, three draws and Racing Club one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 18 goals |   T. Chancalay 8 goals |  M. Suárez 7 goals |
River Plate missing players
Racing Club missing players
| River Plate | Racing Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 8 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 70 | 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 33 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 20% | 74% | 76% |
| 77% | 82% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 63% | 57% |
| 51% | 59% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 26% | 30% |
| 26% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 17% | 18% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 51% | 47% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 26% | 32% |
| 43% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 47% | 51% |
| 11% | 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 53% | 41% |
| 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.7 | 13.8 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 9.3 | 9.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 26% |
| 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 12.1 | 9.9 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Racing Club have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (19) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (9) away 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 scored more than double the goals of Racing Club.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Superliga
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (26) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (25) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (44) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+31) 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Boca Juniors | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Velez Sarsfield | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lanús | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Colon | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Estudiantes | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Independiente | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Huracan | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Rosario Central | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 15 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Aldosivi | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Platense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 19 | Sarmiento | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Patronato | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Newell's Old Boys | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 21 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -16 | 19 |