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- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many goals as they 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.
River Plate form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, River Plate have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
River Plate are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for River, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Aldosivi away with the result 3-0. Borja, Beltrán and Palavecino found the net in that victory. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Beltrán, having found the net in three consecutive matches. Midfield player Palavecino got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Palavecino scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Gimnasia La Plata.River Plate are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 15 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 11, drew 2 and lost 2.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for River Plate here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). 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 3 from 4 matches.
Sarmiento form and stats
0-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sarmiento in their Superliga matches away. Sarmiento has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Sarmiento failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Colon (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 1-3. The attacker López got a match rating of 7.53 in that game. López scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Atletico Tucuman's place.Goals are few and far between in Sarmiento's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. 6 goals have been conceded by Sarmiento in these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head match ended Sarmiento - River Plate 0-7, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior four meetings): River Plate won three games, one match ended with a draw and Sarmiento got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Torres 7 goals |   J. Quintero Paniagua 4 goals |  J. Toledo 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Sarmiento missing players
| River Plate | Sarmiento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 47 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 68% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 56% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 29% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | 8% |
| 48% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 58% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13.8 | 14.8 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | 28% |
| 8.1 | 7.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.2 | 18.9 | 16.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sarmiento have scored away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (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.
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sarmiento have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sarmiento 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 | Atletico Tucuman | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Godoy Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Platense | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Huracan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Union Santa Fe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Patronato | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Colon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 15 | Banfield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Estudiantes | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 | Rosario Central | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 21 | Defensa y Justicia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 22 | Barracas Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 23 | Talleres Cordoba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 24 | Independiente | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 25 | Central Cordoba SdE | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 26 | Velez Sarsfield | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 27 | Lanús | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 28 | Aldosivi | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
