The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores Semi-finals, as the hometeam River Plate will try to edge Palmeiras in their own ballpark.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Superliga match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Boca Juniors, so at least River Plate are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
River Plate form and stats
Last season, River's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the finals.On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, River Plate has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
River shared the glory with Boca Juniors in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Before that, River had a Superliga home game versus Arsenal de Sarandi which ended with a victory 2-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does River handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and two defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for River as they have a new game in only four days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. Independiente are visiting.
Palmeiras form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 8W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
Palmeiras play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting America Mineiro. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Bragantino.
Palmeiras has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Sport Recife in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Palmeiras have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Palmeiras have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. De La Cruz Arcosa 3 goals |  R. Rojas 2 goals | I. Fernández 2 goals |
River Plate missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| River Plate | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 56 | 28 | Scored | S | 18 | 49 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 52% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 13 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Internacional | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Gremio | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 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 | Ceara | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 36 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 34 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Fortaleza | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 16 | Bahia | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Goias | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 23 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -16 | 21 |