Buckle up for a show! The starring antagonists are Nacional and River Plate, 3 points is the prize and 90 minutes the length.
- Nacional have the most points (21) at home in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (15) in Primera Division
The visiting River Plate played their last game only four days ago, a Primera Division match.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional have been very solid at home in the Primera Division so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Gran Parque Central.
Nacional drew their last game, 2-2 away at Liverpool. Opportunity lost for Nacional in the Liverpool match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Cerrito.The Nacional manager M. Ligüera López has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Nacional have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
River Plate form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-2 against Villa Espanola in their previous game. As you can tell from the result, the match against Villa Espanola was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A 1-1 draw at Torque's stadium before that.River are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as River have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
River Plate - Nacional 2-0 was the score in these participants' latest h2h match, played this season. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Nacional won five games, two matches ended with a draw and River Plate managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  D. Arezo Martínez 16 goals |   G. Bergessio 15 goals |  L. Fernández 6 goals |
Nacional missing players
River Plate missing players
| Nacional | River Plate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 42 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 43 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 38 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 86% |
| 76% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 69% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 34% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 45% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 55% |
| 34% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 24% |
| 24% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 34% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 9.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 32% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 35% | 36% |
| 8.6 | 7.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nacional have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional have the most points (21) at home in Primera Division
- Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (15) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plaza Colonia | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 27 |
| 5 | River Plate | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Torque | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fénix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Cerrito | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Sud América | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Rentistas | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| 13 | Boston River | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Deportivo Maldonado | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Progreso | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Villa Espanola | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |