It's time for episode two of the Palmeiras - River Plate Semi-finals battle

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Competition: South America Copa Libertadores
Competition: Wed 13.January
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Parque (43600 seats)

The first leg ended River Plate-Palmeiras 0-3. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores Semi-finals fixture!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Palmeiras and River Plate.

River Plate have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Last season, Palmeiras's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the quarter-finals.

7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Palmeiras have to build on here at Allianz Parque in the Serie A. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. After failing to beat Coritiba here at Allianz Parque, Palmeiras has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

It's back home for Palmeiras, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sport Recife away with the result 1-0. Willian found the net in that victory. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Libertadores match versus River Plate with a 3-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Palmeiras perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Palmeiras as a small favourite), we find four games. Palmeiras has won one of these, drawn one and lost two.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Gremio in only three days. This game is also played here at Allianz Parque.

The Palmeiras fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 13 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Palmeiras have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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River Plate form and stats

River Plate was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the finals last season.

The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away. River are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 25 in a row without losing.

River Plate's previous game was their home loss versus Independiente (0-2). A loss against Palmeiras was the result prior to that, in a Copa Libertadores home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with River playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were zero River Plate wins, two draws and two defeats.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: River Plate - Palmeiras 0-3.

Top Goalscorers

River PlateD. De La Cruz Arcosa
D. De La Cruz Arcosa
3 goals
River PlateR. Rojas
R. Rojas
2 goals
River PlateI. Fernández
I. Fernández
2 goals

Palmeiras missing players

River Plate missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palmeiras River Plate
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
17 10   Won W   6 14
4 1   Drew D   4 6
4 1   Lost L   1 5
52 31   Scored S   26 53
16 4   Conceded C   12 28
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 92%
56% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 60%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 32%
8% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
28% 17%   BTTS BTTS   55% 56%
60% 83%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 32%
12% 0%   Failed to Score F T   9% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.5 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2.2
4 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
12.8 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   14 13.5
4.8 5.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 6
44% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 28 16 8 4 49 26 13 9 4 0 23 6 15 7 4 4 26 20 23 56
2 Internacional 28 14 8 6 43 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 15 6 4 5 19 15 17 50
3 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
4 Flamengo 27 14 7 6 47 37 14 7 4 3 27 19 13 7 3 3 20 18 10 49
5 Gremio 28 12 13 3 37 23 14 9 4 1 26 13 14 3 9 2 11 10 14 49
6 Palmeiras 27 13 8 6 38 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 47
7 Fluminense 28 12 7 9 39 32 14 7 4 3 23 14 14 5 3 6 16 18 7 43
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Atletico PR 29 11 5 13 26 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 38
11 Ceara 28 9 9 10 38 39 14 5 5 4 16 16 14 4 4 6 22 23 -1 36
12 Atletico GO 28 8 11 9 25 32 14 3 7 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 35
13 Bragantino 28 8 10 10 35 33 14 7 3 4 24 15 14 1 7 6 11 18 2 34
14 Sport Recife 29 9 5 15 24 37 15 7 1 7 15 17 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 32
15 Fortaleza 29 7 11 11 24 26 15 5 6 4 12 10 14 2 5 7 12 16 -2 32
16 Vasco da Gama 27 7 8 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 3 4 7 14 25 -13 29
17 Bahia 28 8 4 16 34 50 14 6 1 7 19 21 14 2 3 9 15 29 -16 28
18 Goias 28 6 8 14 29 43 14 4 4 6 16 21 14 2 4 8 13 22 -14 26
19 Botafogo 28 4 11 13 25 41 15 2 5 8 12 21 13 2 6 5 13 20 -16 23
20 Coritiba 29 5 7 17 22 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 14 2 3 9 14 26 -17 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 28 16 8 4 49 26 13 9 4 0 23 6 15 7 4 4 26 20 23 56
2 Internacional 28 14 8 6 43 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 15 6 4 5 19 15 17 50
3 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
4 Flamengo 27 14 7 6 47 37 14 7 4 3 27 19 13 7 3 3 20 18 10 49
5 Gremio 28 12 13 3 37 23 14 9 4 1 26 13 14 3 9 2 11 10 14 49
6 Palmeiras 27 13 8 6 38 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 14 6 4 4 16 13 13 47
7 Fluminense 28 12 7 9 39 32 14 7 4 3 23 14 14 5 3 6 16 18 7 43
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Atletico PR 29 11 5 13 26 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 15 5 2 8 13 18 -2 38
11 Ceara 28 9 9 10 38 39 14 5 5 4 16 16 14 4 4 6 22 23 -1 36
12 Atletico GO 28 8 11 9 25 32 14 3 7 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 35
13 Bragantino 28 8 10 10 35 33 14 7 3 4 24 15 14 1 7 6 11 18 2 34
14 Sport Recife 29 9 5 15 24 37 15 7 1 7 15 17 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 32
15 Fortaleza 29 7 11 11 24 26 15 5 6 4 12 10 14 2 5 7 12 16 -2 32
16 Vasco da Gama 27 7 8 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 3 4 7 14 25 -13 29
17 Bahia 28 8 4 16 34 50 14 6 1 7 19 21 14 2 3 9 15 29 -16 28
18 Goias 28 6 8 14 29 43 14 4 4 6 16 21 14 2 4 8 13 22 -14 26
19 Botafogo 28 4 11 13 25 41 15 2 5 8 12 21 13 2 6 5 13 20 -16 23
20 Coritiba 29 5 7 17 22 39 15 3 4 8 8 13 14 2 3 9 14 26 -17 22

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