Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, River Plate in 6th and Racing Club in 5th place.
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Superliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
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.
It's back home for River, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Godoy Cruz away with the result 6-1. Rafael Santos Borré (4), Matías Suárez and Julián Álvarez found the net in that victory. Before that, River played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Boca Juniors.
As mentioned above, River "killed" Godoy Cruz in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Rafael Santos Borré when beating Godoy Cruz, applying the finishing touch to four goals!
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the River Plate at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Racing Club form and stats
Things could have gone better for Racing Club in their Superliga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Racing have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matias Nicolas Tagliamonte. It's been 388 minutes since they last conceded in Superliga.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Sportivo Belgrano in the Copa Argentina.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Racing Club as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Racing Club are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - two - one (River wins - draws - Racing Club wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Borré Amaury 5 goals |  M. Suárez 3 goals |  E. Copetti 2 goals |
River Plate missing players
Racing Club missing players
| River Plate | Racing Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| 5.7 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 33% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 32% |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colón | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Estudiantes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Central Cordoba SdE | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Banfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Rosario Central | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Aldosivi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Platense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 5 |
| 13 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 1 |