River Plate vs Al Ain H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

River Plate took on Al Ain in the Group Stage of the FIFA Club World Championship on December 18. The match ended 2-2, and the tie has been decided in a penalty shootout, where Al Ain claimed the win by scoring five penalties, while River Plate fell short with just four.

The decisive moment occurred on the 3rd minute when Marcus Berg found the net, giving Al Ain the lead. Rafael Borre and Caio then scored, ending the game at 2-2.

River Plate enter this encounter after securing a victory over Gimnasia La Plata in Liga Profesional Round 1 on December 3, pushing their unbeaten streak to three games. However, their defense has shown cracks, conceding goals in their last five matches in a row.

Following a seven-game winning streak against Esperance, Team Wellington, Al Wasl Dubai, Dibba Al Fujairah, Ittihad Kalba, Al Fujairah and Bani Yas, Al Ain head into this match looking to build on their success in the same manner.

In this FIFA Club World Cup showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for River Plate and Al Ain throughout the campaign. River Plate’s top finisher Lucas Pratto and Rafael Borre have played important roles in ensuring their attack, under the tactical direction of Marcelo Gallardo, remains effective. Pratto has already scored four goals in all competitions this term. Supporting them are Nacho Scocco, Juan Quintero and Gonzalo Martinez, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to River Plate’s attack.

Meanwhile, Al Ain’s leading scorer Marcus Berg and Ahmed Khalil have played significant roles in the team’s attack, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. With one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, Berg is Al Ain’s top scorer in the league. Supporting them are Tsukasa Shiotani, Hussein El Shahat and Omar Abdulrahman, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Al Ain’s attack.

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River Plate have played two matches in FIFA Club World Championship Group stage, with one win, one draw, and zero loss this season, scoring three goals, averaging 1.50 per match, while conceding one, an average of 0.50 per match. In FIFA Club World Championship Group stage, Al Ain have played two matches, winning zero, drawing zero and losing two, scoring zero goals, averaging 0.00 per match, while conceding eleven, an average of 5.50 per match.

River Plate played their last match against Gimnasia La Plata, which ended in a win, while Al Ain's recent form includes seven consecutive wins, having won Esperance, Team Wellington, Al Wasl Dubai, Dibba Al Fujairah, Ittihad Kalba, Al Fujairah and Bani Yas in their last seven matches. Overall, River Plate have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing four and drawing seven, while over their most recent twenty games, Al Ain have claimed fifteen victories, suffered four defeats, and drawn one time.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for River Plate - Al Ain in real time.

River Plate kicked off the game with Franco Armani, Milton Casco, Javier Pinola, Jonatan Maidana, Gonzalo Montiel, Gonzalo Martinez who got substituted by Nacho Scocco on the 90th minute, Exequiel Palacios who got substituted by Enzo Perez on the 55th minute, Leonardo Ponzio who got substituted by Nicolas De La Cruz on the 87th minute, Ignacio Fernandez who got substituted by Juan Quintero on the 56th minute, Lucas Pratto and Rafael Borre as starters, with Enrique Bologna, German Lux, Lucas Martinez, Jorge Moreira, Nicolas De La Cruz, Camilo Mayada, Enzo Perez, Juan Quintero, Bruno Zuculini, Julian Alvarez and Nacho Scocco on the bench.

Al Ain's starting eleven were Khalid Eisa, Tsukasa Shiotani, Mohammed Fayez, Ismail Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmad, Tongo Doumbia who got substituted by Yahia Nader on the 90th minute, Mohamed Abdulrahman who got substituted by Rayan Yaslem on the 64th minute, Ahmed Barman who got substituted by Amer Abdulrahman on the 82nd minute, Caio, Husain Elshahat and Marcus Berg who got substituted by Bandar Al Ahbabi on the 75th minute, with Hamad Al Mansoori, Mohammed Busanda, Fares Juma, Mohanad Salem, Amer Abdulrahman, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Zayed Khalfan, Jamal Maroof, Yahia Nader, Sulaiman Nasser Alameri and Rayan Yaslem on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Live Standings

As always, FIFA Club World Championship Group stage's live standings are availble and updated in real time. River Plate are currently 17th in the table with four points from two matches, while Al Ain occupy 28th spot with zero points in two matches.

Stats

Explore stats from River Plate vs Al Ain on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Ball Possession: 59 - 41
• Total Attempts: 18 - 13
• Shots On Target: 9 - 5
• Fouls: 20 - 21
• Corners: 7 - 5
• Saves: 3 - 7
• Offsides: 3 - 3

Referee showed the yellow card seven times throughout the game. Javier Pinola, Husain Elshahat, Rafael Borre, Caio, Mohamed Ahmad, Nicolas De La Cruz and Milton Casco were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between River Plate and Al Ain in real time. You can watch the goals by Marcus Berg, Rafael Borre and Caio as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of River Plate - Al Ain are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.