Superliga: Two contenders in reasonably good shape get together for this game. River Plate with a small edge with their 2nd position in the table?
- Sarmiento have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Superliga
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Superliga
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game, against Colo-Colo, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for River Plate.
Sarmiento form and stats
Sarmiento are steadily winning Superliga games and points here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games. Two home wins in a row for Sarmiento bring valid hopes of a third.
An away draw last time out for Sarmiento, facing Argentinos Juniors in a game that ended 0-0. Defender Rasmussen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Rasmussen won 11 of 18 duels.
Ahead of that match, Sarmiento won a home game hosting Defensa y Justicia (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sarmiento, as the Copa Argentina home game vs Flandria is only four days away.
Sarmiento have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín with 11 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Sarmiento have conceded 7 goals.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed River Plate collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Superliga. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Two away matches in a row for River Plate, whose coach Gallardo could celebrate last time after the Copa Libertadores win against Colo-Colo. Midfield player Barco was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.6/10. Barco scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Atlético Tucumán in the Superliga.River have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. River Plate are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Sarmiento victories, one draw and two River Plate wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Torres 5 goals |   E. Fernández 5 goals |  J. Quintero Paniagua 4 goals |
Sarmiento missing players
River Plate missing players
| Sarmiento | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 7.2 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 12.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 35% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | 34% |
| 16.5 | 13.8 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 |
| 5.6 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sarmiento have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sarmiento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sarmiento have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sarmiento have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Superliga
- Sarmiento have the most points from losing position (8) in Superliga
- Sarmiento 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 | Racing Club | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | River Plate | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Sarmiento | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Gimnasia La Plata | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Banfield | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Union Santa Fe | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Patronato | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Platense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Talleres Córdoba | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| 14 | Atlético Tucumán | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
