International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Fortaleza and River Plate are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for River Plate when visiting Fortaleza as the cities are 4800 kilometers apart.
Fortaleza have less rest than River Plate in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Corinthians.
Fortaleza form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Fortaleza at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
No payout for Fortaleza in their previous match, an away game at Corinthians that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Benevenuto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.21/10. Benevenuto won 10 of 12 duels.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fortaleza, as the Serie A home game vs São Paulo is only three days away.
Fortaleza has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
River Plate form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Atletico Mineiro.Two away matches in a row for River, whose coach Gallardo could celebrate last time after the win against Sarmiento. As you can tell from the results above, River Plate was very dominant against Sarmiento, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-0 (!) with Barco, Álvarez (3), Pochettino, Simón and Fernández providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Álvarez's lethal finishing against Sarmiento. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Álvarez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 10.0. Álvarez scored three goals, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
hometeam won
A new game in only three days for River Plate, the Superliga home match versus Platense. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled previously this season: River Plate - Fortaleza 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Álvarez 7 goals |  E. Fernández 6 goals |  J. Quintero Paniagua 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
River Plate missing players
| Fortaleza | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 46 | 32 | Scored | S | 21 | 57 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.3 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 14.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Coritiba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Cuiaba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Avai | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Palmeiras | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Ceara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Atletico GO | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Atletico PR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Goias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 19 | Juventude | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
