CA Belgrano vs CS Independiente Rivadavia, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA Belgrano

2 – 0

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CS Independiente Rivadavia

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Julio Cesar Villagra HT 45' · FT 45'

Tomas Bottari 42' 1–0

Emiliano Rigoni 46' 2–0

Y 30' Luciano Sabato

Y 61' Ivan Villalba

Y 65' Maximiliano Salas

Y 68' Diego Crego

Santiago Longo 77' Y

Overview

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CA Belgrano vs CS Independiente Rivadavia — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Julio Cesar Villagra.

CA Belgrano 27 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
CS Independiente Rivadavia 27 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nazareno Arasa

25 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Vélez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracán	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucumán	27	40
9	CA Unión	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Córdoba	27	36
14	CA Lanús	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 Junín	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

CA Belgrano 4 games · Avg 1.3 goals CS Independiente Rivadavia

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-15 CA Belgrano 2–0 CS Independiente Rivadavia 2026-02-15 CS Independiente Rivadavia 0–1 CA Belgrano 2025-07-26 CS Independiente Rivadavia 0–0 CA Belgrano 2024-11-26 CA Belgrano 0–2 CS Independiente Rivadavia

Recent Form

CA Belgrano

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	CS Independiente Rivadavia	H	2–0	W
10 Aug	CA Banfield	A	2–0	W
06 Aug	CA Tigre	A	0–0	D
01 Aug	AA Argentinos Juniors	H	0–1	L
23 Jul	CA Rosario Central	H	2–1	W
12 May	CA Unión	H	1–0	W

CS Independiente Rivadavia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	CA Belgrano	A	0–2	L
07 Aug	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	H	2–1	W
03 Aug	CA Sarmiento de Junín	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	CA Huracán	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	CA Tucumán	A	0–0	D
10 May	CA Unión	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

CA Belgrano		CS Independiente Rivadavia
#16	Position	#11
35	Points	38
27	Played	27
8 / 11 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 9
33	Scored	23
32	Conceded	25
+1	GD	-2
1.30	PPG	1.41
30%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

47% Clean Sheets
CA Belgrano this season

21% Clean Sheets
CS Independiente Rivadavia this season

CA Belgrano are 16th (35 pts). CS Independiente Rivadavia are 11th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Belgrano

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

3/2

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CS Independiente Rivadavia

0-15

7/6

16-30

6/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/3

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Belgrano

Lucas Zelarayan	5 G	5 A
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli	4 G

CS Independiente Rivadavia

Jose Florentin	9 G	1 A
Alex Arce	9 G	1 A
Fabrizio Sartori	8 G
Matias Fernandez	4 G	6 A
Leonel Bucca	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Estadio Julio Cesar Villagra that hosts another battle between CA Belgrano and CS Independiente Rivadavia.
5' CS Independiente Rivadavia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Belgrano side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' A quiet spell here at Estadio Julio Cesar Villagra. CA Belgrano seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Lisandro Lopez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 425 appearances.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Belgrano and CS Independiente Rivadavia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' That looks like a foul for a card for Luciano Sabato.
33' CA Belgrano ring the changes. Leonardo Morales has done his job and it is now time for Agustin Falcon to step up.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
42' Against the run of play, Tomas Bottari has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' The Argentina Emiliano Rigoni breaks the deadlock on 46 minutes. 2-0!
46' Stefano Moreyra is replacing Tomas Bottari for the CS Independiente Rivadavia side.
51' CA Belgrano started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Fresh legs for CS Independiente Rivadavia! Alex Arce comes on to replace Kevin Vazquez.
61' Ivan Villalba picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' Maximiliano Salas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
68' That is a card for CS Independiente Rivadavia. Diego Crego will be fuming at that decision.
68' The whistle greets Luciano Sabato as he departs to be replaced by Luciano Gomez.
73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA Belgrano and CS Independiente Rivadavia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Santiago Longo.
78' CA Belgrano ring the changes. Emiliano Rigoni has done his job and it is now time for Ramiro Hernandes to step up.
83' Emmanuel Gomez Riga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
88' It looks surprising CS Independiente Rivadavia does not make any changes. Gonzalo Rios has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CA Belgrano to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CA Belgrano Lineups

Starting XI

20
Franco Vazquez
24
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Ramiro Hernandes 78'
17
Lisandro Lopez
2
Alexis Maldonado
3
Adrian Sporle
14
Leonardo Morales ↓ Agustin Falcon 33'
11
Francisco Gonzalez Metilli
21
Adrian Sanchez ↓ Santiago Longo 78'
25
Thiago Cardozo
9
Lucas Passerini
53
Juan Velazquez

Bench

Coach Ricardo Zielinski

CS Independiente Rivadavia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfredo Berti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Villalba	1
Emiliano Rigoni	1
Tomas Bottari	1
Sebastian Villa	1

Head to Head

CA Belgrano Form

2026-08-15 CA Belgrano 2–0 CS Independiente Rivadavia W 2026-08-10 CA Banfield 0–2 CA Belgrano W 2026-08-06 CA Tigre 0–0 CA Belgrano D 2026-08-01 CA Belgrano 0–1 AA Argentinos Juniors L 2026-07-23 CA Belgrano 2–1 CA Rosario Central W 2026-05-12 CA Belgrano 1–0 CA Unión W

CS Independiente Rivadavia Form

2026-08-15 CA Belgrano 2–0 CS Independiente Rivadavia L 2026-08-07 CS Independiente Rivadavia 2–1 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto W 2026-08-03 CA Sarmiento de Junín 2–1 CS Independiente Rivadavia L 2026-07-30 CS Independiente Rivadavia 2–1 CA Huracán W 2026-07-26 CA Tucumán 0–0 CS Independiente Rivadavia D 2026-05-10 CS Independiente Rivadavia 1–2 CA Unión L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.25 CA Belgrano xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.7 CS Independiente Rivadavia xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Belgrano51% Draw29% CS Independiente Rivadavia20%

Actual: CA Belgrano win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

CA Belgrano or Draw

81%

Draw or CS Independiente Rivadavia

49%

CA Belgrano or CS Independiente Rivadavia

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Belgrano31% Draw55% CS Independiente Rivadavia14%

Actual: CA Belgrano win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.6%

1 – 0

16.6%

1 – 1

13.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

2 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — CA Belgrano

Handicap	CA Belgrano covers	Push	CS Independiente Rivadavia covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	26%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA Belgrano keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

CS Independiente Rivadavia keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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