CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

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Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 22:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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CA Velez Sarsfield vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina .

CA Velez Sarsfield 27 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Dario Herrera

22 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 9 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 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 Córdoba	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 Velez Sarsfield 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals CA River Plate

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-22 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA River Plate 2025-11-16 CA Velez Sarsfield 0–0 CA River Plate 2024-10-19 CA River Plate 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield 2023-05-30 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA River Plate 2022-07-17 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–2 CA River Plate

Recent Form

CA Velez Sarsfield

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	CA River Plate	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	A	1–1	D
09 Feb	CA Boca Juniors	H	2–1	W
31 Jan	CA Independiente	A	1–1	D
27 Jan	CA Talleres	H	2–1	W
23 Jan	Instituto AC Cordoba	A	1–0	W

CA River Plate

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
24 Jan	CA Barracas Central	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

37% Clean Sheets
CA Velez Sarsfield this season

32% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Velez Sarsfield

0-15

7/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ 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 Velez Sarsfield

Ronaldo Martinez	8 G	1 A
Manuel Lanzini	6 G
Florian Monzon	6 G
Matias Pellegrini	3 G	2 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
That’s it! Another goalless match for CA Vélez Sarsfield and CA River Plate (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

CA Velez Sarsfield Lineups

CA River Plate Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Braian Romero	1
Miguel Borja	1
Enzo Fernandez	1
Lucas Pratto	1
Francisco Ortega	1
Lucas Beltran	1
Alvaro Barreal	1
Robert Rojas	1

Head to Head

CA Velez Sarsfield Form

2026-02-22 CA Velez Sarsfield 1–0 CA River Plate W 2026-02-14 CSyD Defensa y Justicia 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-02-09 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–1 CA Boca Juniors W 2026-01-31 CA Independiente 1–1 CA Velez Sarsfield D 2026-01-27 CA Velez Sarsfield 2–1 CA Talleres W 2026-01-23 Instituto AC Cordoba 0–1 CA Velez Sarsfield W

CA River Plate Form

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 2026-01-24 CA Barracas Central 0–1 CA River Plate W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 CA Velez Sarsfield xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 CA River Plate xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Velez Sarsfield50% Draw30% CA River Plate20%

Actual: CA Velez Sarsfield win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

CA Velez Sarsfield or Draw

80%

Draw or CA River Plate

50%

CA Velez Sarsfield or CA River Plate

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Velez Sarsfield30% Draw55% CA River Plate15%

Actual: CA Velez Sarsfield win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.5%

2 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

1.3%

Asian Handicap — CA Velez Sarsfield

Handicap	CA Velez Sarsfield covers	Push	CA River Plate covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	25%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

CA Velez Sarsfield keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

CA River Plate keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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