A win for the hosts is expected from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The River Plate followers are optimistic that the mismatch between 4th and Rosario Central's 23rd position in the table will be revealed on the playing field.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (40) in Superliga
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rosario Central have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither River Plate nor Rosario Central as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
River Plate form and stats
Overall Superliga results playing at home this season for River Plate are 7-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
A nice win for River last time playing, versus Platense. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with la Cruz and Suárez scoring for the victors. The victory against Platense came after Suárez's winning goal. The River Plate manager Gallardo was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute. Barco, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.61 (out of 10). Barco served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).
Before that match, a win away at Patronato.It should be added that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The River fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. River Plate have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rosario Central form and stats
Rosario Central have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-5-6 (12 played). The last three matches for Rosario Central have all ended in a draw.
Rosario has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Atletico Tucuman for a 1-1 draw. Buonanotte, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.33. Buonanotte scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
A draw for Rosario Central before that, at their own venue hosting Defensa y Justicia (0-0).Low on goals? 10 of this club's last 12 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Rosario Central when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Rosario have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
River Plate have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Rosario Central.The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 7 goals |
River Plate missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| River Plate | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 10 | 19 | 39 |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| 72 | 39 | 10 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 37 |
| 33 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | 46 |
| 92% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 84% | 87% |
| 65% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 74% | 62% |
| 52% | 65% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 38% |
| 25% | 30% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| 42% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 53% | 46% |
| 40% | 30% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 26% | 33% |
| 25% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 37% | 33% |
| 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.6 | 16.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 23% | 23% |
| 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- 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 Rosario Central have scored away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (40) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+21) 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.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rosario Central have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Boca Juniors | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Atletico Tucuman | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | River Plate | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 5 | Huracan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Tigre | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Patronato | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Platense | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Independiente | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Defensa y Justicia | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 31 |
| 17 | Sarmiento | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 18 | Union Santa Fe | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -7 | 30 |
| 20 | Estudiantes | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 21 | Banfield | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Talleres Cordoba | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 23 | Rosario Central | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 24 | Colon | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 28 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 24 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 27 | Lanus | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 20 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 16 |
