Rosario Central will hope to use their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 22 points behind River Plate.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have the most scored goals (48) 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.
Rosario Central form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Rosario Central have managed 6 wins, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Rosario Central, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Rosario Central are returning here after visiting Colon in a Superliga game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Emiliano Vecchio and Marco Rubén (3) scored the goal(s). Marco Rubén was absolutely essential when Rosario beat Colon 4-1, scoring three goals. Marco Rubén, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 9.25 (out of 10). Rubén scored three goals.
Ahead of that match, Rosario won a home game hosting Atletico Tucuman (3-1).Rosario Central have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre with 17 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Rosario Central have conceded 11 goals.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Superliga. Things are running smoothly for River who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 17 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Godoy Cruz.
309 minutes! That's how long the River goalkeeper Franco Armani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
River Plate won their last game, 4-0 versus Racing Club played at home. As mentioned above, River was the only team on the pitch versus Racing Club in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Attacker Braian Romero got a player rating of 9.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Romero scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Prior to that result River Plate won their away game at Platense. The scoreline was 1-0.River are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
River Plate - Rosario 3-0 was the outcome when these two squads last played each other, earlier this season. Rosario-River Plate H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rosario Central two wins, River Plate six wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 19 goals |   M. Ruben Rodríguez 14 goals |  B. Romero 9 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
River Plate missing players
| Rosario Central | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 50 | 31 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 34 | 74 |
| 51 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 74% | 76% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 72% | 78% |
| 66% | 76% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 53% |
| 34% | 35% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 14% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 60% | 65% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 17% | 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 39% | 44% |
| 26% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 11.4 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 13.5 | 14 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 36% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 32% | 35% |
| 11.1 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.1 | 8.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Superliga
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most points (23) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (48) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+35) in Superliga
- River Plate have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rosario Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rosario Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | River Plate | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 35 | 52 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Velez Sarsfield | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Lanus | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Estudiantes | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Colon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Independiente | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Huracan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Rosario Central | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 30 |
| 13 | Union Santa Fe | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Aldosivi | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Racing Club | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 18 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Platense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 20 | Sarmiento | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 21 | Patronato | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 22 | Banfield | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 21 |
| 24 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 25 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 19 |