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CA River Plate vs CA San Martin de Tucuman, Superliga Argentina 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Liga Profesional · 2018-19
CA River Plate
2 – 1
Full Time
CA San Martin de Tucuman
Sun 24 Feb 2019 · 20:10 UTC Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas De La Cruz 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA River Plate vs CA San Martin de Tucuman — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.

Match Details

  • Referee German Delfino
  • Referee Facundo Rodriguez
  • Referee Julio Fernandez
  • Referee Paulo Vigliano

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

1
CA River Plate 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals CA San Martin de Tucuman
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-24 CA River Plate 2–1 CA San Martin de Tucuman

Recent Form

CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb CA San Martin de Tucuman H 2–1 W
18 Feb CA Banfield A 1–1 D
15 Feb CA Rosario Central A 1–1 D
10 Feb Racing Club H 2–0 W
04 Feb CA Velez Sarsfield A 2–1 W
31 Jan CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba A 4–0 W
CA San Martin de Tucuman
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb CA River Plate A 1–2 L
16 Feb CA Belgrano H 0–0 D
10 Feb CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba A 2–3 L
02 Feb CSyD Defensa y Justicia H 1–2 L
26 Jan CA Tigre A 2–2 D
08 Dec CA Newell's Old Boys H 0–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti will turn into a battlefield for CA River Plate and CA San Martin de Tucuman.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ramiro Costa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 7' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Milton Casco departs to be replaced by Nicolas De La Cruz.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 27' CA San Martin de Tucuman is showing some good football. However, CA San Martin de Tucuman are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' GOAL! Juan Fernando Quintero scores on 32. Assisted by Lucas Pratto
  • 35' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Ignacio Fernandez is replaced by Cristian Ferreira on 35 minute.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Nicolas De La Cruz was booked on 44.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' CA River Plate is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' CA River Plate manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matias Suarez is hanging Juan Fernando Quintero on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Gonzalo Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigo Gomez on 78 minute.
  • 83' It looks surprising CA San Martin de Tucuman does not make any changes. Matias Garcia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Goal! Matias Suarez scores his 25 goal in 97 matches.
  • 89' What a strike from Ramiro Costa! The score is 2-1.
  • 89' The whistle greets Gonzalo Lamardo as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Federico.
  • With this win, CA River Plate is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

CA San Martin de Tucuman Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walter Coyette

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ramiro Costa 1
Juan Fernando Quintero 1
Matias Suarez 1

Head to Head

2019-02-24 CA River Plate 2–1 CA San Martin de Tucuman

CA River Plate Form

2019-02-24 CA River Plate 2–1 CA San Martin de Tucuman W 2019-02-18 CA Banfield 1–1 CA River Plate D 2019-02-15 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CA River Plate D 2019-02-10 CA River Plate 2–0 Racing Club W 2019-02-04 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–2 CA River Plate W 2019-01-31 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 0–4 CA River Plate W

CA San Martin de Tucuman Form

2019-02-24 CA River Plate 2–1 CA San Martin de Tucuman L 2019-02-16 CA San Martin de Tucuman 0–0 CA Belgrano D 2019-02-10 CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba 3–2 CA San Martin de Tucuman L 2019-02-02 CA San Martin de Tucuman 1–2 CSyD Defensa y Justicia L 2019-01-26 CA Tigre 2–2 CA San Martin de Tucuman D 2018-12-08 CA San Martin de Tucuman 0–3 CA Newell's Old Boys L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 CA River Plate xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 CA San Martin de Tucuman xG
I would bet for: CA River Plate to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA River Plate55% Draw24% CA San Martin de Tucuman21%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

CA River Plate or Draw
80%
Draw or CA San Martin de Tucuman
45%
CA River Plate or CA San Martin de Tucuman
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate37% Draw45% CA San Martin de Tucuman18%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap CA River Plate covers Push CA San Martin de Tucuman covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
CA San Martin de Tucuman keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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