About Match
Argentinos Juniors, 1st on 9 points, face a 20-point deficit to River Plate (2nd, 29). River Plate rank just 56th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Victory would move River Plate to 32 points, overtaking Argentinos Juniors, with other results unchanged.
River Plate have been beaten in four straight games. Argentinos Juniors come in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 1/15 points for River Plate, 13/15 for Argentinos Juniors.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for River Plate, 5 draws and 4 for Argentinos Juniors, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.