The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana 1st Round, as the hometeam Liverpool will try to edge River Plate in their own ballpark.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only four days ago.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 2nd round and lost against Sport Huancayo.Only two Primera Division home games for Liverpool so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for Liverpool's attacking players as they have now played 275 minutes without scoring in a league game. Medina was their last goal scorer.
Liverpool faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportivo Maldonado (0-1).
Preceding that match was the home Primera Division game against Danubio that was lost 0-1.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 Liverpool have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won eight times, drawn six and lost five.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Liverpool at home in the league. 4 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
River Plate form and stats
River was sent out of Copa Sudamericana in the 8th finals last season.As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, River Plate have produced an overall stat of 1-0-0 so far.
River Plate delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Cerro Largo in their previous match.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Cerrito.We have checked recent matches where River Plate have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, two draws and five defeats.
1 goal so far away for River Plate, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Liverpool, two draws and four wins for River Plate. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  I. Rodríguez Elduayen 1 goals | G. Carneiro Méndez 1 goals |  T. Vecino Berriel 1 goals |
Liverpool missing players
River Plate missing players
| Liverpool | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 7 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 Maldonado | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Danubio | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Boston River | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Penarol | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Fenix | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Rentistas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Plaza Colonia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Nacional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Torque | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Cerrito | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Defensor Sporting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Cerro Largo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 2 |
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