Friday , 13 November 2026

CA River Plate vs CA Vélez Sarsfield, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA River Plate
2 – 2
Full Time
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 22:15 UTC El Monumental HT 45' · FT 45'
Angel Correa 11' 1–0
Thiago Silvero 43' 2–0
2–1 61' Diego Valdes
2–2 79' Manuel Lanzini
Anibal Moreno 41' Y
Y 74' Elias Gomez
Lucas Martinez 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CA River Plate vs CA Vélez Sarsfield — Superliga Argentina at El Monumental.

Match Details

  • Referee Dario Herrera
25 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game 🟥 9 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracán 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucumán 27 40
9 CA Unión 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 Junín 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

2
5
2
CA River Plate 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals CA Vélez Sarsfield
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2026-02-22 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 CA River Plate 2025-11-16 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 CA River Plate 2024-10-19 CA River Plate 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2023-05-30 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug CA Vélez Sarsfield H 2–2 D
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
CA Vélez Sarsfield
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug CA River Plate A 2–2 D
17 Aug CSyD Defensa y Justicia H 1–1 D
08 Aug CA Boca Juniors A 1–1 D
03 Aug CA Independiente H 1–0 W
30 Jul CA Talleres A 3–1 W
24 Jul Instituto AC Cordoba H 1–0 W

Season Stats

CA River Plate CA Vélez Sarsfield
#5 Position #1
43 Points 51
27 Played 27
11 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 4
38 Scored 38
21 Conceded 16
+17 GD +22
1.59 PPG 1.89
41% Win % 52%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season
36% Clean Sheets
CA Vélez Sarsfield this season

CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts). CA Vélez Sarsfield are 1st (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA Vélez Sarsfield
0-15
9/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/1
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A
CA Vélez Sarsfield
Ronaldo Martinez 13 G 2 A
Manuel Lanzini 6 G
Florian Monzon 6 G
Matias Pellegrini 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! CA River Plate welcome CA Vélez Sarsfield for this crunch clash at El Monumental.
  • 5' Lucas Robertone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA River Plate side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 11' Angel Correa adds to his 4 season tally! CA River Plate lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' CA Vélez Sarsfield come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' CA River Plate is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Anibal Moreno has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Thiago Silvero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' CA River Plate are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CA Vélez Sarsfield's shape.
  • 53' Lucas Beltran has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 213 appearances.
  • 58' Diego Valdes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Escobar on 58 minute.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Diego Valdes makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' Argentina international Simon Escobar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The whistle greets Angel Correa as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Borre.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Elias Gomez.
  • 79' Manuel Lanzini does the damage! The net is bulging and CA Velez Sarsfield surge ahead!
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lucas Martinez on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Lautaro Pereyra gets the nod from CA River Plate. He replaces Joaquin Freitas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The CA Velez Sarsfield manager makes a substitution. Manuel Lanzini departs to be replaced by Alex Veron.
  • 90' It is a substitution in CA Velez Sarsfield team. Rodrigo Aliendro is replaced by Luca Feler on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

CA Vélez Sarsfield Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Barros Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thiago Almada 1
Thiago Silvero 1
Ignacio Fernandez 1
Braian Romero 1
Braian Romero 1
Miguel Borja 1
Enzo Fernandez 1
Lucas Pratto 1

Head to Head

2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2026-02-22 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 CA River Plate 2025-11-16 CA Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 CA River Plate 2024-10-19 CA River Plate 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2023-05-30 CA Vélez Sarsfield 2–2 CA River Plate

CA River Plate Form

2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 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

CA Vélez Sarsfield Form

2026-08-23 CA River Plate 2–2 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-08-17 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 CSyD Defensa y Justicia D 2026-08-08 CA Boca Juniors 1–1 CA Vélez Sarsfield D 2026-08-03 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 CA Independiente W 2026-07-30 CA Talleres 1–3 CA Vélez Sarsfield W 2026-07-24 CA Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 Instituto AC Cordoba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.1 CA River Plate xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 CA Vélez Sarsfield xG
I would bet for: CA River Plate or CA Vélez Sarsfield 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate32% Draw31% CA Vélez Sarsfield37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
63%
Draw or CA Vélez Sarsfield
68%
CA River Plate or CA Vélez Sarsfield
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CA River Plate23% Draw51% CA Vélez Sarsfield26%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
10.8%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — CA River Plate

Handicap CA River Plate covers Push CA Vélez Sarsfield covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
CA Vélez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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