CA River Plate vs CA Rosario Central, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

CA River Plate

0 – 1

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CA Rosario Central

Sun 2 Aug 2026 · 22:15 UTC El Monumental HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Nicolas Otamendi

Joaquin Freitas 5' Y

Lautaro Rivero Cruz 10' Y

Fausto Vera 17' Y

Y 34' Emanuel Coronel

Lucas Martinez 41' Y

Y 65' Angel di Maria

Y 80' Franco Ibarra

YR 83' Emanuel Coronel

Overview

Match Preview

CA River Plate vs CA Rosario Central — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.

CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
CA Rosario Central 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals CA Rosario Central

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-02 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Rosario Central 2026-02-02 CA Rosario Central 0–0 CA River Plate 2025-10-06 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA River Plate 2024-12-08 CA River Plate 4–0 CA Rosario Central 2023-07-24 CA Rosario Central 3–3 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
10 May	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	H	1–1	D
03 May	CA Tucuman	H	0–1	L

CA Rosario Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	CA River Plate	A	1–0	W
29 Jul	Racing Club	H	0–0	D
23 Jul	CA Belgrano	A	1–2	L
13 May	Racing Club	H	1–1	D
10 May	CA Independiente	H	3–1	W
03 May	CA Tigre	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

CA River Plate		CA Rosario Central
#5	Position	#20
43	Points	32
27	Played	27
11 / 10 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 11
38	Scored	27
21	Conceded	30
+17	GD	-3
1.59	PPG	1.19
41%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

34% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

33% Clean Sheets
CA Rosario Central this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Rosario Central are 20th (32 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

CA Rosario Central

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

7/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/–

76+

7/7

■ 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

CA Rosario Central

Angel di Maria	8 G	3 A
Enzo Copetti	5 G	1 A
Alejo Veliz	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CA River Plate to score. At the same time, CA Rosario Central does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The referee calls foul for Joaquin Freitas. He receives a card.
10' The referee has no hesitation. Lautaro Rivero Cruz is booked for CA River Plate — card on 10.
11' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Lautaro Rivero Cruz gets a card.
16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
17' That is a card for CA River Plate. Fausto Vera will be fuming at that decision.
22' CA Rosario Central are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' Goal! Nicolas Otamendi scores his 18 goal in 444 matches.
32' CA River Plate are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA Rosario Central's shape.
34' The referee shows CA Rosario Central player a card on 34.
39' CA Rosario Central fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Martinez on 41 minutes.
46' Tomas Galvan gets the nod from CA River Plate. He replaces Lautaro Pereyra and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Paraguay international Agustin Sandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eduardo Coudet might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Tomas Badaloni has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' CA River Plate manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Beltran is hanging Fausto Vera on the field on 63 minute.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Angel di Maria argues furiously but the card stands.
67' Juan Cruz Meza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joaquin Freitas on 67 minute.
70' Fresh legs for CA Rosario Central! Federico Navarro comes on to replace Vicente Pizarro.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' Franco Ibarra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' It is a substitution in CA Rosario Central team. Jaminton Campaz is replaced by Guillermo Fernandez on 82 minute.
83' The whistle greets Enzo Copetti as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Badaloni.
83' Emanuel Coronel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
84' Another substitution for CA River Plate to replace Lautaro Rivero Cruz by Valentin Lucero on 84 minute.
85' Facundo Mallo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angel di Maria on 85 minute.
90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Rosario Central that had 196 games and scored 217 goals.
That’s it! Another goalless match for CA River Plate and CA Rosario Central (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
29
Gonzalo Montiel
28
Lucas Martinez
19
Rafael Borre
15
Fausto Vera ↓ Lucas Beltran 63'
6
Anibal Moreno
11
Facundo Colidio
13
Lautaro Rivero Cruz ↓ Valentin Lucero 84'
41
Santiago Beltran
25
Lautaro Pereyra ↓ Tomas Galvan 46'
35
Joaquin Freitas ↓ Juan Cruz Meza 67'

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

CA Rosario Central Lineups

Starting XI

11
Angel di Maria ↓ Facundo Mallo 85'
23
Jeremias Ledesma
32
Emanuel Coronel
5
Franco Ibarra
13
Gaston Avila
22
Enzo Copetti ↓ Tomas Badaloni 83'
3
Agustin Sandez
8
Jaminton Campaz ↓ Guillermo Fernandez 82'
20
Vicente Pizarro ↓ Federico Navarro 70'
46
Ignacio Ovando
26
Giovanni Cantizano

Bench

Coach Jorge Almirón

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pablo Solari	4
Alejo Veliz	4
Miguel Borja	2
Marco Ruben	2
Agustin Palavecino	2
Matias Suarez	1
Nicolas Otamendi	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1

Head to Head

CA River Plate Form

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 2026-05-10 CA River Plate 1–1 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro D 2026-05-03 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Tucuman L

CA Rosario Central Form

2026-08-02 CA River Plate 0–1 CA Rosario Central W 2026-07-29 CA Rosario Central 0–0 Racing Club D 2026-07-23 CA Belgrano 2–1 CA Rosario Central L 2026-05-13 CA Rosario Central 1–1 Racing Club D 2026-05-10 CA Rosario Central 3–1 CA Independiente W 2026-05-03 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CA Tigre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 CA River Plate xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 CA Rosario Central xG

I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate43% Draw30% CA Rosario Central27%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw

73%

Draw or CA Rosario Central

57%

CA River Plate or CA Rosario Central

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA River Plate33% Draw50% CA Rosario Central17%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

12.9%

0 – 0

12%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap	CA River Plate covers	Push	CA Rosario Central covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

CA Rosario Central keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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