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

18 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.4 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

38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

50% 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

1/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

5/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

2/3

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate

Gonzalo Montiel	5 G	1 A
Sebastian Driussi	5 G
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	2 A
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A
Alan Lescano	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! CA River Plate vs AA Argentinos Juniors — let the football do the talking.
5' Hernan Lopez Munoz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 187 appearances.
10' A quiet spell here at El Monumental. AA Argentinos Juniors seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA River Plate side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Ivan Morales has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with AA Argentinos Juniors winning 50% of all matches.
31' AA Argentinos Juniors player sees a card in front of him.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Sergio Prieto argues furiously but the card stands.
37' What a strike from Gonzalo Montiel! The score is 1-0.
40' It’s gonna be a card for Thiago Almada.
45' Diego Porcel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CA River Plate tonight.
50' Tobias Andrada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
51' Gonzalo Montiel makes way for Giovanni Gonzalez at the 51 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA River Plate.
56' The travelling AA Argentinos Juniors supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' AA Argentinos Juniors ring the changes. Kevin Gutierrez has done his job and it is now time for Gabriel Florentin to step up.
62' The CA River Plate bench stirs into life. Lucas Beltran is withdrawn and Rafael Borre gets his opportunity.
63' CA River Plate make a change. Joaquin Freitas trudges off to be replaced by Fausto Vera on 63 minutes.
68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' Ivan Morales has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Oroz on 69 minute.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thiago Almada, as he is very good at scoring at El Monumental with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
79' CA River Plate are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
82' It is a substitution in AA Argentinos Juniors team. Hernan Lopez Munoz is replaced by Matias Gimenez on 82 minute.
82' AA Argentinos Juniors receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
83' Lautaro Rivero Cruz gets the nod from CA River Plate. He replaces Thiago Almada and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA River Plate and AA Argentinos Juniors are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
89' What composure from Angel Correa! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Agustin Palavecino	1
Juan Quintero	1
Kevin Mac Allister	1
Miguel Borja	1
Ezequiel Barco	1
Damian Batallini	1
Angel Correa	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.