Home advantage feels relaxed and good for Vélez Sarsfield, but River Plate are fully bent and able to win. What will the score be?
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+20) in Superliga
This is a local fight, usually meaning extra nervousness and importance.
The visiting River Plate played their last game only four days ago, a Copa Libertadores match. That game, against Sporting Cristal, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for River Plate.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Vélez Sarsfield have managed 2 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 9 games. So many draws at home for Vélez Sarsfield, an amazing four in a row now.
Stress levels are on the rise for Vélez Sarsfield's attacking players as they have now played 279 minutes without scoring in a league game. Prestianni was their last goal scorer.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Rosario Central last time out and are looking for a win here. Godín was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.41 out of 10. The defender Godín hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Vélez Sarsfield lost 0-2 at Estudiantes's place.The Sarsfield fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vélez Sarsfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio José Amalfitani in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
River Plate form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Superliga.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sporting Cristal in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores fixture ended 1-1. Aliendro got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Aliendro scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 50 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Platense in the Superliga.Stats flash: 9 of the latest 12 league fixtures featuring this side have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The travelling fans enjoy River Plate's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. River are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Vélez Sarsfield won three, River Plate were winners in four and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 5 goals |   L. Janson 4 goals |  E. Barco 4 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
River Plate missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 69% | 56% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 38% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 47% |
| 19% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 38% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 50% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 14.7 | 16.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 31% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | 30% |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have the most points (19) away in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+20) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Superliga
- River Plate haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vélez Sarsfield have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Rosario Central | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Lanus | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Tigre | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Gimnasia La Plata | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Platense | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Instituto | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Barracas Central | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Colon | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 21 | Huracán | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 23 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 24 | Independiente | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 26 | Banfield | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 27 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 28 | Unión Santa Fe | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
