Wednesday , 4 November 2026

CA Belgrano vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA Belgrano
0 – 3
Full Time
CA River Plate
Sun 18 Oct 2026 · 23:15 UTC Gigante de Alberdi HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+3' Tomas Galvan
0–2 49' Angel Correa
0–3 72' Thiago Almada
Lisandro Lopez 28' R
Adrian Sanchez 45' Y
Franco Vazquez 51' Y
Lisandro Lopez 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA Belgrano vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at Gigante de Alberdi.

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

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CA Belgrano 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-18 CA Belgrano 0–3 CA River Plate 2026-04-05 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano 2024-05-18 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano 2023-02-04 CA Belgrano 2–1 CA River Plate 2018-08-18 CA River Plate 0–0 CA Belgrano

Recent Form

CA Belgrano
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct CA River Plate H 0–3 L
11 Oct Racing Club A 2–0 W
04 Oct CA Talleres A 1–0 W
20 Sep Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto H 2–1 W
13 Sep CA Sarmiento de Junin A 1–1 D
04 Sep CA Huracan H 1–1 D
CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct CA Belgrano A 3–0 W
14 Oct CA Sarmiento de Junin A 1–1 D
11 Oct Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto H 1–0 W
19 Sep CA Huracan H 1–2 L
12 Sep CA Tucuman A 2–1 W
06 Sep CS Independiente Rivadavia H 3–1 W

Season Stats

CA Belgrano CA River Plate
#16 Position #5
35 Points 43
27 Played 27
8 / 11 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6
33 Scored 38
32 Conceded 21
+1 GD +17
1.30 PPG 1.59
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
CA Belgrano this season
36% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

CA Belgrano are 16th (35 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Belgrano
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
6/3
61-75
3/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Belgrano
Lucas Zelarayan 5 G 5 A
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli 4 G
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and CA Belgrano launch into their encounter with CA River Plate.
  • 5' Nicolas Otamendi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA River Plate so far.
  • 10' CA River Plate have won 320 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Sebastian Driussi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA Belgrano tonight.
  • 25' CA River Plate is showing some good football. However, CA River Plate are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Lisandro Lopez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 28.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Belgrano and CA River Plate are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' CA Belgrano receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 48' Goal! Tomas Galvan scores his 10 goal in 212 matches.
  • 49' What composure from Angel Correa! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 51' Franco Vazquez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 51.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leonardo Ponzio will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' That is a card for CA Belgrano. Lisandro Lopez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Beltran, as he is very good at scoring at Gigante de Alberdi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Another change for CA Belgrano made on 68 minute. Lucas Passerini leaves to be changed by Nicolas Fernandez.
  • 72' Thiago Almada makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and CA River Plate are in front.
  • 74' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Gonzalo Montiel departs to be replaced by Giovanni Gonzalez.
  • 79' Francisco Gonzalez Metilli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Franco Vazquez at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' Another change for CA River Plate made on 82 minute. Fausto Vera leaves to be changed by Juan Cruz Meza.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The points are shared — CA Belgrano 0-3 CA River Plate. Honours even.

Lineups

CA Belgrano Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Zielinski

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Ponzio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tomas Galvan 3
Pablo Vegetti 2
Facundo Colidio 2
Thiago Almada 1
Pablo Solari 1
Claudio Echeverri 1
Ignacio Fernandez 1
Angel Correa 1

Head to Head

2026-10-18 CA Belgrano 0–3 CA River Plate 2026-04-05 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano 2024-05-18 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano 2023-02-04 CA Belgrano 2–1 CA River Plate 2018-08-18 CA River Plate 0–0 CA Belgrano

CA Belgrano Form

2026-10-18 CA Belgrano 0–3 CA River Plate L 2026-10-11 Racing Club 0–2 CA Belgrano W 2026-10-04 CA Talleres 0–1 CA Belgrano W 2026-09-20 CA Belgrano 2–1 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-09-13 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–1 CA Belgrano D 2026-09-04 CA Belgrano 1–1 CA Huracan D

CA River Plate Form

2026-10-18 CA Belgrano 0–3 CA River Plate W 2026-10-14 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–1 CA River Plate D 2026-10-11 CA River Plate 1–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-09-19 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Huracan L 2026-09-12 CA Tucuman 1–2 CA River Plate W 2026-09-06 CA River Plate 3–1 CS Independiente Rivadavia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.84 CA Belgrano xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Belgrano21% Draw27% CA River Plate52%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

CA Belgrano or Draw
48%
Draw or CA River Plate
79%
CA Belgrano or CA River Plate
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA Belgrano14% Draw45% CA River Plate41%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
11.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
3.1%
1 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — CA Belgrano

Handicap CA Belgrano covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

CA Belgrano keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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