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River Plate vs Sporting Cristal: result 4-2 and analysis

CONMEBOL LibertadoresGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on April 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

River Plate
4-2
Sporting Cristal

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What was the result of River Plate vs Sporting Cristal?

River Plate won 4-2 on April 20, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 6′IgnacioSporting Cristal
  • 18′N. de la CruzRiver Plate
  • 36′L. BeltránRiver Plate
  • 41′W. CorozoSporting Cristal
  • 52′E. BarcoRiver Plate
  • 61′P. SolariRiver Plate

Official lineup for River Plate vs Sporting Cristal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

River Plate

4-2-2-2
  1. 25S. Rondón
  2. 18L. Beltrán
  1. 11N. de la Cruz
  2. 21E. Barco
  1. 24E. Pérez
  2. 10I. Fernández
  1. 13E. Díaz
  2. 17P. Díaz
  3. 14L. González
  4. 20M. Casco
  1. 1F. Armani

Sporting Cristal

3-5-2
  1. 9Brenner
  2. 7W. Corozo
  1. 32L. Díaz
  2. 16J. Castillo
  3. 6J. Pretell
  4. 30J. Alarcón
  5. 15J. Lora
  1. 5R. Lutiger
  2. 14Ignacio
  3. 4G. Chávez
  1. 12R. Solis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Sporting Cristal have 7, 6 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2023Newells Old Boys(away)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 13, 2023Gimnasia L.P.(home)3-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 9, 2023Huracan(away)3-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 4, 2023The Strongest(away)1-3CONMEBOL Libertadores
Apr 1, 2023Union Santa Fe(home)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Sporting Cristal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2023Sport Boys(home)1-1Primera División
Apr 6, 2023Fluminense(home)1-3CONMEBOL Libertadores
Mar 31, 2023Deportivo Municipal(away)1-1Primera División
Mar 25, 2023Academia Cantolao(home)2-0Primera División
Mar 19, 2023Atletico Grau(home)2-1Primera División

How many goals should we expect?

River Plate score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Cristal score 1.6 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
River Plate2.10.996/1510/15
Sporting Cristal1.61.068/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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3Sporting Cristal6204696

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