Read up on this exciting game in the Primera Division. Boston River is in the 3rd place after featuring in two games. They welcome River Plate who are placed 1st after two matches.
- Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a local derby, usually meaning more tension and significance.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Boston River form and stats
The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Parque Capurro.
A strong away win for Boston River against Cerrito the last match, as López and Rodríguez (2) were on target.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Plaza Colonia that finished 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Boston River have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 5.
River Plate form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
River had fun at their own home (Parque Capurro) last time out, beating Plaza Colonia 2-0. Borbas and Urretaviscaya scored.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Wanderers at their stadium, the result 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with River Plate playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 10 River Plate wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
River Plate have another game away in just four nights, a Primera Division match against Fenix. A gruelling fixture list for the visitors!
It's early days yet, but River Plate has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: River Plate - Boston 0-1. The referee got to use his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the recipient was Salaberry (River Plate). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Boston River wins - draws - River Plate wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Borbas 10 goals |  G. Rodríguez Rosano 7 goals |  A. Machado Aycaguer 6 goals |
Boston River missing players
River Plate missing players
| Boston River | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 31 |
| 22 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 79% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 67% |
| 38% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 46% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 21% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 54% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.7 | 8.7 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 35% |
| 9.4 | 11.5 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Boston River have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Fenix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Boston River | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Deportivo Maldonado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Nacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Defensor Sporting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Penarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Torque | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Danubio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cerro Largo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cerrito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Rentistas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
