Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: LDU Quito and River Plate meet at Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Superliga game only four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for River Plate, who are travelling more than 5700 kilometers to play this game.
LDU Quito form and stats
Last season, LDU Quito's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the quarter-finals against Boca Juniors.A strong away win for LDU Quito against El Nacional the last match, as C. Martínez (2) and J. Quinteros were on target. Ahead of that match, LDU Quito lost 2-3 at home to Independiente del Valle.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how LDU Quito have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga Pro game versus Barcelona in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the semi-finals.The away performances of River Plate have been very solid so far with 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Superliga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. River Plate are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 19 in a row without losing.
River Plate's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Defensa y Justicia that finished 1-1. Prior to that result River Plate won their away game at Estudiantes in the Superliga. The scoreline was 2-0.
As mentioned above, River Plate drew the match against Defensa y Justicia. Manager M. Gallardo brought on Juan Quintero to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Atletico Tucuman.
River Plate are a potent attacking force on the road with their 28 goals in 11 league games. It's not easy to score on River Plate as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one LDU Quito victory, zero draws and one River Plate win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 R. Borré Amaury 12 goals |  C. Martínez Borja 6 goals |  M. Suárez 6 goals |
LDU Quito missing players
River Plate missing players
| LDU Quito | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 30 | 45 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 251 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 185 | 333 | ||
| 101 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 122 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Binacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | River Plate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | River Plate | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Lanús | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Racing Club | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 7 | Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Defensa y Justicia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Rosario Central | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Estudiantes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Atletico Tucuman | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Unión Santa Fe | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Independiente | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 | Banfield | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Central Cordoba SdE | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 19 | Gimnasia La Plata | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 20 | Aldosivi | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Patronato | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 22 | Colon | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 18 |
| 23 | Huracan | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 24 | Godoy Cruz | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -27 | 12 |