CA Rosario Central vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Liga Profesional · 2025

CA Rosario Central

2 – 1

Full Time

CA River Plate

Mon 6 Oct 2025 · 00:15 UTC Gigante de Arroyito HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Miguel Borja

Franco Ibarra 21' 1–1

Ignacio Malcorra 57' 2–1

Y 13' Lautaro Rivero Cruz

Emanuel Coronel 16' Y

Y 25' Gonzalo Montiel

Y 34' Juan Portillo

YR 38' Juan Portillo

Y 38' Marcos Acuna

Y 39' Franco Armani

Facundo Mallo 50' Y

Y 74' Kevin Castano

Y 77' Miguel Borja

Overview

Match Preview

CA Rosario Central vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at Gigante de Arroyito.

CA Rosario Central 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
CA River Plate 27 games · 43 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 Rosario Central 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals CA River Plate

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-10-16 CA River Plate 1–2 CA Rosario Central 2021-11-28 CA Rosario Central 2–2 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA Rosario Central

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	CA River Plate	H	2–1	W
27 Sep	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	A	3–0	W
21 Sep	CA Talleres	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	CA Boca Juniors	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	CA Newell's Old Boys	H	1–0	W
16 Aug	CD Riestra	H	1–1	D

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	CA Rosario Central	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	CD Riestra	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	CA Tucuman	A	0–2	L
13 Sep	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	CA San Martin de San Juan	H	2–0	W
26 Aug	CA Lanus	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
CA Rosario Central this season

32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

6/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/–

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA River Plate

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

7/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/4

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Rosario Central

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

CA River Plate

Gonzalo Montiel	6 G	2 A
Sebastian Driussi	6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero	3 G	2 A
Juan Quintero	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Gigante de Arroyito. Ninety minutes of football awaits between CA Rosario Central and CA River Plate.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA River Plate needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Miguel Borja puts CA River Plate on the lead.
13' Lautaro Rivero Cruz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
16' CA Rosario Central player sees a card in front of him.
21' GOAL! Franco Ibarra scores on 21.
25' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gonzalo Montiel on 25 minutes.
30' A quiet spell here at Gigante de Arroyito. CA Rosario Central seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' CA River Plate receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Juan Portillo is booked for CA River Plate — card on 38.
39' That is a card for CA River Plate. Franco Armani will be fuming at that decision.
44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' CA River Plate make a change. Marcos Acuna trudges off to be replaced by Milton Casco on 46 minutes.
50' A moment of madness from Facundo Mallo on 50 minutes earns him a card. CA Rosario Central will be frustrated.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ariel Holan might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Another substitution for CA Rosario Central to replace Gaspar Duarte by Enzo Copetti on 56 minute.
57' Magnificent from Ignacio Malcorra! That is 8 goals in 187 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' Facundo Mallo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
67' Another change for CA River Plate made on 67 minute. Juan Fernando Quintero leaves to be changed by Ignacio Fernandez.
68' The supporters are chanting for Santiago Lencina. He replaces Giuliano Galoppo on 68 minute.
73' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Rosario Central must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Castano.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Miguel Borja is booked for CA River Plate — card on 77.
80' The supporters are chanting for Juan Bautista Dadin. He replaces Facundo Colidio on 80 minute.
85' CA Rosario Central are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against CA River Plate's 4-3-3 shape.
86' Ignacio Malcorra makes way for Federico Navarro at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA Rosario Central.
90' It is a substitution in CA Rosario Central team. Jaminton Campaz is replaced by Ignacio Ovando on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. CA Rosario Central take all three points.

Lineups

CA Rosario Central Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Angel di Maria
6
Juan Komar
32
Emanuel Coronel ↓ Enzo Gimenez 46'
1
Jorge Broun
5
Franco Ibarra
3
Agustin Sandez
10
Ignacio Malcorra ↓ Federico Navarro 86'
9
Alejo Veliz
8
Jaminton Campaz ↓ Ignacio Ovando 90'
15
Facundo Mallo
27
Gaspar Duarte ↓ Enzo Copetti 56'

Bench

Coach Ariel Holan

CA River Plate Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

9
Miguel Borja
21
Marcos Acuna ↓ Milton Casco 46'
1
Franco Armani
10
Juan Fernando Quintero ↓ Ignacio Fernandez 67'
4
Gonzalo Montiel
34
Giuliano Galoppo ↓ Santiago Lencina 68'
11
Facundo Colidio ↓ Juan Bautista Dadin 80'
5
Juan Portillo
28
Lucas Martinez Quarta
22
Kevin Castano
13
Lautaro Rivero Cruz

Bench

Coach Marcelo Gallardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alejo Veliz	4
Pablo Solari	4
Marco Ruben	2
Agustin Palavecino	2
Miguel Borja	2
Lucas Gamba	1
Franco Ibarra	1
Ignacio Malcorra	1

Head to Head

CA Rosario Central Form

2025-10-06 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA River Plate W 2025-09-27 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 0–3 CA Rosario Central W 2025-09-21 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CA Talleres D 2025-09-14 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2025-08-23 CA Rosario Central 1–0 CA Newell's Old Boys W 2025-08-16 CA Rosario Central 1–1 CD Riestra D

CA River Plate Form

2025-10-06 CA Rosario Central 2–1 CA River Plate L 2025-09-28 CA River Plate 1–2 CD Riestra L 2025-09-21 CA Tucuman 2–0 CA River Plate L 2025-09-13 Estudiantes de La Plata 1–2 CA River Plate W 2025-08-31 CA River Plate 2–0 CA San Martin de San Juan W 2025-08-26 CA Lanus 1–1 CA River Plate D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 CA Rosario Central xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 CA River Plate xG

I would bet for: CA Rosario Central or CA River Plate 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Rosario Central39% Draw26% CA River Plate35%

Actual: CA Rosario Central win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

CA Rosario Central or Draw

65%

Draw or CA River Plate

61%

CA Rosario Central or CA River Plate

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CA Rosario Central24% Draw47% CA River Plate29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — CA Rosario Central

Handicap	CA Rosario Central covers	Push	CA River Plate covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

CA Rosario Central keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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