CA Banfield vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Banfield

2 – 3

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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

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

CA Banfield 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

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 Cordoba	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Rio Cuarto	A	0–0	D
28 Jul	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	3–2	W

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

21% Clean Sheets
CA Banfield this season

34% 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

2/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/4

46-60

4/4

61-75

1/6

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA River Plate

0-15

2/1

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 game is set. CA River Plate kicks off things out of here…
5' Ignacio Abraham, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' CA River Plate are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' CA River Plate are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Banfield and CA River Plate are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Banfield is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' CA River Plate is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sebastian Driussi on 32.
37' It looks surprising CA Banfield does not make any changes. Thiago Almada has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
41' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thiago Almada makes no mistake. 0-2!
46' CA Banfield currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
51' CA Banfield are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA River Plate backline.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' CA Banfield make a change. Federico Medina trudges off to be replaced by Lisandro Pinero on 57 minutes.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' Bruno Sepulveda makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and CA Banfield are in front.
66' Bruno Sepulveda is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
69' What composure from Angel Correa! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-3.
69' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Driussi departs to be replaced by Lucas Beltran.
74' Mauro Arambarri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
76' CA Banfield make a change. Tomas Adoryan trudges off to be replaced by David Zalazar on 76 minutes.
80' The CA Banfield manager makes a substitution. Alexander Machado departs to be replaced by Federico Anselmo.
82' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Marcos Acuna is replaced by Francisco Ortega.
84' GOAL! Bruno Sepulveda scores on 84.
88' Lucas Martinez makes way for Lautaro Rivero Cruz at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA River Plate.
The referee brings this contest to a close. CA River Plate take all three points.

Lineups

CA Banfield Lineups

Starting XI

50
Diego Rodriguez
6
Nicolas Meriano
28
Matias Hernandez ↓ Bruno Sepulveda 57'
20
Tomas Adoryan ↓ David Zalazar 76'
37
Renzo Malanca
22
Alexander Machado ↓ Federico Anselmo 80'
13
Brandon Oviedo
27
Ignacio Abraham
24
Santiago Lopez
35
Nacho Pais ↓ Favio Alvarez 76'
18
Federico Medina ↓ Lisandro Pinero 57'

Bench

Coach Pedro Troglio

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Angel Correa
21
Marcos Acuna ↓ Francisco Ortega 82'
29
Gonzalo Montiel ↓ Giovanni Gonzalez 69'
28
Lucas Martinez ↓ Lautaro Rivero Cruz 88'
9
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Lucas Beltran 69'
23
Thiago Almada
15
Fausto Vera
26
Tomas Galvan
50
Tobias Andrada ↓ Mauro Arambarri 88'
41
Santiago Beltran

Bench

Coach Leonardo Ponzio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pablo Solari	3
Lucas Beltran	2
Bruno Sepulveda	2
Julian Palacios	2
Alejandro Cabrera	2
Miguel Borja	2
Salomon Rondon	1
Agustin Fontana	1

Head to Head

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 Rio 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.