Copa Sudamericana betting and spectator preview: River Plate and Corinthians meet at Estadio Defensores del Chaco to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
The visiting Corinthians played their last game only four days ago, a Paulista A1 match.
River Plate form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 1st round.River Plate's results here at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in the Division 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for River Plate with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Nacional Asuncion game, 40 days ago, have they avoided a loss. River are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, having lost their two previous games here.
River haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 316 minutes ago. P. Zeballos scored that one.
River's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Sol de America. A Division 1 defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Guarani.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at D. Pérez for missing a penalty kick versus Sol de America in the 45th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for River, as the Division 1 home game vs Libertad is only two days away.
River has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the River defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Corinthians form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the semi-finals against Independiente del Valle.As the visiting team in Paulista A1 matches, Corinthians have produced an overall stat of 3-1-1 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Corinthians's previous game versus Ituano, a Paulista A1 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Sao Bento.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Corinthians manager V. Carmo Mancini as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Santos.
The attacking power of Corinthians when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Corinthians are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Zeballos Ocampos 3 goals |  A. Contrera Giménez 1 goals | M. González Cabral 1 goals |
River Plate missing players
Corinthians missing players
| River Plate | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 11 | 35 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Nacional Asuncion | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteno | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Guairena | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueno | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 11 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | River Plate | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 6 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Santo Andre | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Botafogo SP | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 4 | Inter de Limeira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 3 |