About Match
River Plate, 4th with 26 points, sit 15 points above Fénix (1st, 11). The last five rounds place River Plate no better than 21st for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, River Plate run at 1.47 scored and 1.24 conceded, Fénix at 2.17 and 1.17. River Plate would climb to 29 points with a win and up to 1st, overtaking Fénix (other results held equal).
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by River Plate, 2 by Fénix, 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 2.5 all-time.
The venue is Parque Federico Omar Saroldi, with room for 6,000 spectators.