It's early days in the Division 1 and both River Plate and Sportivo San Lorenzo are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
River Plate form and stats
Perfect Division 1 season at home so far for River Plate 2 wins from 2 appearances.
River Plate lost their last game at Deportivo Cali after a 1-2 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Deportivo Cali (1-2).
At Estadio River Plate, River Plate has the goal stats of 6-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sportivo San Lorenzo form and stats
The Division 1 season is young and Sportivo San Lorenzo have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
There were no winners in Sportivo San Lorenzo's previous match, a Division 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Nacional Asuncion (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Olimpia's place.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sportivo San Lorenzo has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: River Plate won two, Sportivo San Lorenzo won two and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 D. Pérez Mambreani 2 goals |  M. Prieto 2 goals |  R. Alborno Ortega 1 goals |
River Plate missing players
Sportivo San Lorenzo missing players
| River Plate | Sportivo San Lorenzo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4 | 6.2 |
| 7.2 | 9.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 17 | 50 |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 41% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| River Plate | Last season | Sportivo San Lorenzo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 22 | Played | P | 22 | 44 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Lost | L | 12 | 21 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 28 | 56 | ||
| 55 | 27 | Conceded | C | 41 | 73 | ||
| 93% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 61% | 59% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 82% | ||
| 39% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 55% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 30% | ||
| 7% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 55% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 59% | ||
| 25% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 25% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 412 | 192 | Total Shots | T S | 239 | 469 | ||
| 140 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 90 | 176 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Libertad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteno | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Nacional Asuncion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Guairena | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | River Plate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sol de America | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 11 | General Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpia | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 54 |
| 2 | Libertad | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 48 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteno | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Guarani | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Sol de America | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | General Diaz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 8 | River Plate | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueno | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -17 | 21 |
| 11 | Deportivo Capiata | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 21 |
| 12 | Deportivo Santani | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -19 | 19 |