Wednesday , 30 September 2026

CA Banfield vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA Banfield
2 – 3
Full Time
CA River Plate
Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 18:00 UTC Florencio Sola HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 32' Sebastian Driussi
0–2 41' Thiago Almada pen
Bruno Sepulveda 64' 1–2
1–3 69' Angel Correa
Bruno Sepulveda 84' 2–3
Bruno Sepulveda 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Banfield vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at Florencio Sola.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Velez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracan 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucuman 27 40
9 CA Union 27 40
10 CA Platense 27 39
11 CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 38
12 Estudiantes de La Plata 27 36
13 Instituto AC Cordoba 27 36
14 CA Lanus 27 36
15 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 27 35
16 CA Belgrano 27 35
17 CD Riestra 27 35
18 CA Tigre 27 34
19 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 27 32
20 CA Rosario Central 27 32
21 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 27 32
22 CA Central Córdoba 27 31
23 AA Argentinos Juniors 27 30
24 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 27 29
25 CA Newell's Old Boys 27 28
26 CA Sarmiento de Junin 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

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1
6
CA Banfield 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-30 CA Banfield 2–3 CA River Plate 2026-02-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield 2024-11-02 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield 2023-06-12 CA Banfield 1–4 CA River Plate 2022-09-14 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Banfield

Recent Form

CA Banfield
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug CA River Plate H 2–3 L
23 Aug CA Newell's Old Boys A 1–2 L
14 Aug Racing Club A 1–0 W
10 Aug CA Belgrano H 0–2 L
01 Aug Estudiantes de Río Cuarto A 0–0 D
28 Jul CA Sarmiento de Junin H 3–2 W
CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug CA Banfield A 3–2 W
23 Aug CA Velez Sarsfield H 2–2 D
16 Aug AA Argentinos Juniors H 2–0 W
08 Aug CA Tigre A 0–1 L
02 Aug CA Rosario Central H 0–1 L
29 Jul Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata A 0–1 L

Season Stats

CA Banfield CA River Plate
#27 Position #5
24 Points 43
27 Played 27
5 / 9 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6
22 Scored 38
36 Conceded 21
-14 GD +17
0.89 PPG 1.59
19% Win % 41%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
CA Banfield this season
32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

CA Banfield are 27th (24 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Banfield
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/6
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
7/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/4
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Banfield
Tiziano Perrotta 6 G 1 A
Lautaro Gomez 5 G
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 6 G 2 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Tomas Galvan 5 G 2 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. CA River Plate get us underway at Florencio Sola.
  • 5' CA Banfield is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' CA River Plate fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' CA Banfield have won 138 goals from 167 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' CA Banfield is showing some good football. However, CA Banfield are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Driussi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 32.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nacho Pais made 167 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' GOAL! Thiago Almada fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' Alexander Machado has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Argentina international Marcos Acuna has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' CA Banfield manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lisandro Pinero is hanging Federico Medina on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' CA Banfield are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA River Plate's shape.
  • 64' Bruno Sepulveda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Bruno Sepulveda.
  • 69' Angel Correa adds to his 3 season tally! CA River Plate lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Lucas Beltran is replacing Sebastian Driussi for the CA River Plate side.
  • 74' CA Banfield are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' A change in the CA Banfield ranks — Tomas Adoryan exits the field as David Zalazar enters on 76.
  • 80' Another change for CA Banfield made on 80 minute. Alexander Machado leaves to be changed by Federico Anselmo.
  • 82' Fresh legs for CA River Plate! Francisco Ortega comes on to replace Marcos Acuna.
  • 84' Bruno Sepulveda with the second goal in the match!
  • 88' Lucas Martinez makes way for Lautaro Rivero Cruz at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA River Plate.
  • Another three points for CA River Plate.

Lineups

CA Banfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pedro Troglio

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Ponzio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pablo Solari 3
Lucas Beltran 2
Bruno Sepulveda 2
Julian Palacios 2
Alejandro Cabrera 2
Miguel Borja 2
Milton Gimenez 1
Salomon Rondon 1

Head to Head

2026-08-30 CA Banfield 2–3 CA River Plate 2026-02-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield 2024-11-02 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield 2023-06-12 CA Banfield 1–4 CA River Plate 2022-09-14 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Banfield

CA Banfield Form

2026-08-30 CA Banfield 2–3 CA River Plate L 2026-08-23 CA Newell's Old Boys 2–1 CA Banfield L 2026-08-14 Racing Club 0–1 CA Banfield W 2026-08-10 CA Banfield 0–2 CA Belgrano L 2026-08-01 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 0–0 CA Banfield D 2026-07-28 CA Banfield 3–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin W

CA River Plate Form

2026-08-30 CA Banfield 2–3 CA River Plate W 2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-08-16 CA River Plate 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-08-08 CA Tigre 1–0 CA River Plate L 2026-08-02 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Rosario Central L 2026-07-29 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1–0 CA River Plate L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 CA Banfield xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Banfield24% Draw25% CA River Plate51%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

CA Banfield or Draw
49%
Draw or CA River Plate
76%
CA Banfield or CA River Plate
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Banfield17% Draw41% CA River Plate42%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Banfield

Handicap CA Banfield covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

CA Banfield keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.