We are looking at a noteworthy gulf in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with River Plate in front of Wanderers by 9 points.
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (14) in Primera Division
- Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Primera Division
Little time to rest for the hosts, as they had a Primera Division fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Boston River, so at least River are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
River Plate form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, River Plate have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games.
It's back home for River, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Boston River away with the result 2-1.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Fenix that ended 0-0.The manager G. Díaz Domínguez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rentistas in only three days.
River have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Parque Federico Omar Saroldi with 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, River have conceded 7 goals.
Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-0-6 (7 played). Wanderers has drawn their two previous away games.
The supporters enjoyed Wanderers's previous game versus Liverpool, a Primera Division 1-0 win played at home.
A 2-2 draw at Cerrito's stadium before that.The attacking power of Wanderers when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Wanderers struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled previously this season: Wanderers - River Plate 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): River four wins, four draws and Wanderers two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Arezo Martínez 14 goals |  T. Borbas 6 goals |   M. Méndez Acosta 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Wanderers missing players
| River Plate | Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 37 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 27 |
| 83% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 62% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 38% |
| 29% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 38% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 37% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 30% | 31% |
- River Plate have the most points from losing position (14) in Primera Division
- River Plate have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Primera Division
- Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Primera Division
- Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | Penarol | 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 | Fenix | 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 America | 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 Española | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |