CA River Plate vs AA Argentinos Juniors, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

2 – 0

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AA Argentinos Juniors

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 21:00 UTC El Monumental HT 45' · FT 45'

Gonzalo Montiel 37' 1–0

Angel Correa pen 89' 2–0

Y 31' Kevin Gutierrez

Y 34' Sergio Prieto

Thiago Almada 40' Y

Y 82' Kevin Coronel

Overview

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CA River Plate vs AA Argentinos Juniors — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.

CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
AA Argentinos Juniors 27 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Facundo Tello

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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 River Plate 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals AA Argentinos Juniors

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-16 CA River Plate 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2026-02-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA River Plate 2024-05-25 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA River Plate 2023-02-12 CA River Plate 2–1 AA Argentinos Juniors 2022-10-02 AA Argentinos Juniors 0–3 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
25 Jul	CA Barracas Central	H	0–1	L
14 May	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	2–0	W

AA Argentinos Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	CA River Plate	A	0–2	L
09 Aug	Racing Club	H	2–1	W
01 Aug	CA Belgrano	A	1–0	W
29 Jul	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	H	3–0	W
23 Jul	CA Sarmiento de Junin	A	3–2	W
13 May	CA Huracan	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

CA River Plate		AA Argentinos Juniors
#5	Position	#23
43	Points	30
27	Played	27
11 / 10 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 13
38	Scored	22
21	Conceded	28
+17	GD	-6
1.59	PPG	1.11
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

34% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

43% Clean Sheets
AA Argentinos Juniors this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). AA Argentinos Juniors are 23rd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

7/3

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	3 A
Gaston Veron	5 G
Alan Lescano	5 G
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between CA River Plate and AA Argentinos Juniors is underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Argentina international Tomas Molina has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
15' CA River Plate are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AA Argentinos Juniors's shape.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA River Plate must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CA River Plate and AA Argentinos Juniors are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Kevin Gutierrez was booked on 31.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Sergio Prieto is booked for AA Argentinos Juniors — card on 34.
37' Gonzalo Montiel makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and CA River Plate are in front.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thiago Almada on 40.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' With 2 assists to his name this season, Joaquin Freitas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CA River Plate.
51' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Gonzalo Montiel is replaced by Giovanni Gonzalez on 51 minute.
56' CA River Plate is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Gabriel Florentin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Gutierrez at the 60 minute mark.
62' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Lucas Beltran is replaced by Rafael Borre.
63' Fausto Vera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joaquin Freitas on 63 minute.
68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' Nicolas Oroz makes way for Ivan Morales at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from AA Argentinos Juniors.
74' It’s high time Nicolás Diez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' Matias Gimenez gets the nod from AA Argentinos Juniors. He replaces Hernan Lopez Munoz and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Kevin Coronel is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
83' A tactical swap from CA River Plate — Lautaro Rivero Cruz on, Thiago Almada off on 83 minutes.
88' The 27-year-old Ivan Morales has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Angel Correa makes no mistake. 2-0!
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Angel Correa
29
Gonzalo Montiel ↓ Giovanni Gonzalez 51'
28
Lucas Martinez
3
Francisco Ortega
23
Thiago Almada ↓ Lautaro Rivero Cruz 83'
18
Lucas Beltran ↓ Rafael Borre 62'
6
Anibal Moreno
50
Tobias Andrada ↓ Tomas Galvan 83'
41
Santiago Beltran
35
Joaquin Freitas ↓ Fausto Vera 63'

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

AA Argentinos Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

16
Francisco Alvarez
27
Tomas Molina
25
Brayan Cortes
8
Hernan Lopez Munoz ↓ Matias Gimenez 82'
11
Nicolas Oroz ↓ Ivan Morales 69'
15
Kevin Gutierrez ↓ Gabriel Florentin 60'
10
Alan Lescano
22
Kevin Coronel ↓ Diego Porcel 82'
29
Emiliano Viveros ↓ Facundo Jainikoski 60'
6
Franco Vazquez
20
Sergio Prieto

Bench

Coach Nicolás Diez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Julian Alvarez	2
Bruno Zuculini	1
Alan Lescano	1
Braian Romero	1
Lucas Beltran	1
Agustin Palavecino	1
Juan Quintero	1
Kevin Mac Allister	1

Head to Head

CA River Plate Form

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 2026-07-25 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Barracas Central L 2026-05-14 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W

AA Argentinos Juniors Form

2026-08-16 CA River Plate 2–0 AA Argentinos Juniors L 2026-08-09 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 Racing Club W 2026-08-01 CA Belgrano 0–1 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-07-29 AA Argentinos Juniors 3–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-07-23 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–3 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-05-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA Huracan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

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

0.66 AA Argentinos Juniors xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA River Plate53% Draw28% AA Argentinos Juniors19%

Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

81%

Draw or AA Argentinos Juniors

47%

CA River Plate or AA Argentinos Juniors

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate37% Draw51% AA Argentinos Juniors12%

Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

16.3%

0 – 0

13.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.4%

4 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	AA Argentinos Juniors covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	26%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	11%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

AA Argentinos Juniors keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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