Things are looking good for River Plate at this point, with their 1st place in the Primera Division table and eagerly waiting for Liverpool (who are in 6th).
- River Plate have the most scored goals (26) in Primera Division
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only four days ago.
River Plate form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for River Plate at their home stadium (Parque Federico Omar Saroldi) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Salvador Ichazo Fernandez not having conceded a league goal in 190 minutes.
A strong away win for River Plate against Rentistas the last match, as Ocampo (2), Borbas (2) and Clar were on target. Finally, a league victory after three games without. As mentioned above, River "killed" Rentistas in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that, River Plate drew at home versus Deportivo Maldonado.The manager Domínguez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Penarol in only three days.
River Plate have scored {3 league goals} here from 4 matches, not a lot. River have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Liverpool won their last game, 3-2 versus Boston River played at home.
A defeat, in the Copa Uruguay away at Defensor Sporting, earlier.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cerro Largo in just three days.
Liverpool are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The newest past scoreline featuring both these teams is the Liverpool - River Plate 2-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): River Plate four wins, two draws and Liverpool four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Borbas 18 goals |   A. Medina Silva 11 goals |  T. Vecino Berriel 10 goals |
River Plate missing players
Liverpool missing players
| River Plate | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 53 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 50 |
| 30 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 82% | 81% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 91% |
| 71% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 50% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 37% |
| 24% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 23% |
| 15% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 50% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 40% |
| 38% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 43% |
| 29% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 26% |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8.7 | 9.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | 32% |
| 9.4 | 9.3 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most scored goals (26) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+17) 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 | River Plate | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Deportivo Maldonado | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Nacional | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Danubio | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Penarol | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Albion | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Boston River | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Fénix | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Torque | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 10 |
| 14 | Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Rentistas | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
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