CA River Plate vs CA Banfield, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

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CA Banfield

Thu 26 Feb 2026 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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CA River Plate vs CA Banfield — Superliga Argentina .

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

Match Details

Referee Hernan Mastrangelo

12 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Córdoba	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 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals CA Banfield

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-10-09 CA Banfield 0–1 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	CA Banfield	H	3–1	W
22 Feb	CA Velez Sarsfield	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	AA Argentinos Juniors	A	0–1	L
07 Feb	CA Tigre	H	1–4	L
02 Feb	CA Rosario Central	A	0–0	D
28 Jan	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	2–0	W

CA Banfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	CA River Plate	A	1–3	L
21 Feb	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	3–0	W
14 Feb	Racing Club	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	CA Belgrano	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	CA Sarmiento de Junin	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

CA River Plate		CA Banfield
#5	Position	#27
43	Points	24
27	Played	27
11 / 10 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 9 / 13
38	Scored	22
21	Conceded	36
+17	GD	-14
1.59	PPG	0.89
41%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

25% Clean Sheets
CA Banfield this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Banfield are 27th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Banfield

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate

Sebastian Driussi	5 G
Gonzalo Montiel	4 G	1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

CA Banfield

Mauro Mendez	6 G	3 A
Tiziano Perrotta	4 G	1 A
Lautaro Gomez	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CA River Plate and CA Banfield has kicked off!
With this win, CA River Plate is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

CA Banfield Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pablo Solari	3
Julian Palacios	2
Alejandro Cabrera	2
Miguel Borja	2
Lucas Beltran	2
Lucas Pratto	1
Leandro Garate	1
Matias Suarez	1

Head to Head

CA River Plate Form

2026-02-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield W 2026-02-22 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA River Plate L 2026-02-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA River Plate L 2026-02-07 CA River Plate 1–4 CA Tigre L 2026-02-02 CA Rosario Central 0–0 CA River Plate D 2026-01-28 CA River Plate 2–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W

CA Banfield Form

2026-02-26 CA River Plate 3–1 CA Banfield L 2026-02-21 CA Banfield 3–0 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2026-02-14 CA Banfield 0–2 Racing Club L 2026-02-08 CA Belgrano 1–0 CA Banfield L 2026-02-03 CA Banfield 2–1 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-01-30 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–0 CA Banfield L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 CA Banfield xG

I would bet for: CA River Plate to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA River Plate65% Draw21% CA Banfield14%

Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

86%

Draw or CA Banfield

35%

CA River Plate or CA Banfield

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate48% Draw40% CA Banfield12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

10%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.3%

4 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4 – 1

3.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	CA Banfield covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	23%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

CA Banfield keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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