Superliga: First-class versus modest, at least that's what the standings say. River Plate - San Lorenzo. Home victory or a shock result?
- River Plate have the most scored goals (29) in Superliga
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as San Lorenzo have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This is a local fight, usually meaning increased mental strain and significance.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. River Plate haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Godoy Cruz, 71 days ago.
River Plate are returning here after visiting Banfield in a Superliga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Midfielder Agustín Palavecino was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Palavecino hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, River Plate won a home game hosting Boca Juniors (2-1).River are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Talleres Córdoba awaits in four days.
The River Plate fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. River are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
San Lorenzo form and stats
San Lorenzo have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Superliga home defeat versus Colón with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Nicolás Fernández was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Fernández hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Atletico Tucuman that ended 0-0.A new game in only three days for Lorenzo, the Superliga home match versus Lanus. Busy days.
Goals are few and far between in San Lorenzo's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. 11 goals have been conceded by San Lorenzo in these games.
Head 2 Head
River Plate - San Lorenzo 1-2 was the scoreline in these contenders' latest head to head fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (River wins - draws - San Lorenzo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 9 goals |  M. Suárez 7 goals |   F. Di Santo 6 goals |
River Plate missing players
San Lorenzo missing players
| River Plate | San Lorenzo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 55 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 76% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 32% |
| 24% | 21% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 17% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 57% | 36% |
| 6.9 | 8.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 13.6 | 14.2 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 33% |
- 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 San Lorenzo have scored away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (29) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+18) in Superliga
- River Plate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- River Plate is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Estudiantes | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Lanus | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Vélez Sarsfield | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Independiente | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Colón | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Racing Club | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Huracan | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Defensa y Justicia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Sarmiento | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Union Santa Fe | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 17 | Rosario Central | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | San Lorenzo | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 19 | Platense | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 20 | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 21 | Atletico Tucuman | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 22 | Patronato | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 23 | Banfield | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 24 | Aldosivi | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 25 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 26 | Central Cordoba SdE | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 11 |