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Liga Profesional de Fútbol08/02/2026, 10:15 PM

River Plate – Rosario Central0 : 1

Why the model thinks so

River Plate
1.74
Total xG
2.65
Rosario Central
0.91
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorRiver PlateRosario Central
Attack strength (1.35x league average)+0.83
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.42−0.42
Defensive weakness (1.2 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)+0.28
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.11
Declining form (1 vs 1.4 season average)−0.11
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.07
Tomás Galván on the bench (3 goals, 2 assists)
Marcos Acuña not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
14% of goal output missing (only 90% available)
Enzo Giménez not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Strong home record (1.8 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Weak away record (1 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home win probability calculated at 56% by the model
  • River Plate dominated possession recently with an average of 65% in their last 5 matches
  • Rosario Central score consistently with an average of 1.5 goals per match

Risks

  • River Plate's goal scoring slowed down recently to 1.0 goals average compared to their 1.4 season average
  • Key players missing: Tomás Galván and Marcos Acuña are not nominated
  • Rosario Central concede an average of 1.33 goals per away match

All probabilities

Result
River Plate56%
Draw26%
Rosario Central18%
Double chance
River Plate or draw82%
Rosario Central or draw45%
No draw74%
Goals
Over 1.576%
Under 1.524%
Over 2.549%
Under 2.551%
Over 3.528%
Under 3.572%
Both teams score
Yes51%
No49%

Most likely scores

1:1
13%
2:0
11%
2:1
10%
3:0
6%
3:1
6%
0:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. River Plate with Aníbal Moreno: 1.7 goals/game. Without: 0 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  2. Rosario Central with Alexis Soto: 2 goals/game. Without: 0.3 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  3. Rosario Central: 5 of 8 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
  4. River Plate: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)

Lineups

River Plate 4-2-3-1 · Rosario Central 4-2-3-1

River Plate
  • 41 S. Beltrán
  • 29 G. Montiel
  • 28 L. Martínez Quarta
  • 30 N. Otamendi
  • 13 L. Rivero Cruz
  • 15 F. Vera
  • 6 A. Moreno
  • 35 J. Freitas
  • 11 F. Colidio
  • 19 R. Borré Maury
Rosario Central
  • 23 J. Ledesma
  • 32 E. Coronel
  • 46 I. Ovando
  • 13 G. Ávila
  • 3 A. Sández
  • 5 F. Ibarra
  • 20 V. Pizarro Durcudoy
  • 26 G. Cantizano
  • 11 Á. Di María Hernández
  • 8 J. Campaz
  • 22 E. Copetti
Substitutes
  • 18 L. Beltrán
  • 10 Á. Correa Martínez
  • 24 J. Meza
  • 33 E. Centurión
  • 26 T. Galván
  • 31 F. González
  • 25 L. Pereyra
  • 44 L.Silva
  • 20 G. González Apud
  • 43 V. Lucero
  • 1 A. Werner
  • 28 G. Fernández
  • 33 A. Soto
  • 47 L. Raffin
  • 31 F. Navarro
  • 39 F. Oviedo
  • 19 S. Segovia
  • 15 F. Mallo Blanco
  • 42 E. Verón
  • 16 T. Badaloni
  • 7 M. Cabrera
  • 2 S. Zaracho

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