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Liga Profesional de FĂștbol10/14/2026, 10:00 PM

Sarmiento – River Plate1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Sarmiento
0.72
Total xG
2.71
River Plate
1.99
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.

FactorSarmientoRiver Plate
Attack strength (1.42x league average)+1.21
Defensive weakness (1.4 conceded vs 1 league avg)+0.44
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.42−0.42
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (2 vs 1.4 season average)+0.17
Defensive strength (1 conceded vs 1.1 league avg)−0.13
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.10
Rising form (1.6 vs 1.3 season average)+0.10
Standings advantage (pos 2 vs 11, 9 places gap)+0.09
Standings disadvantage (pos 11 vs 2, 9 places gap)−0.07
Jonathan Herrera on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
Mauricio MartĂ­nez on the bench (2 goals, 0 assists)
14% of goal output missing (only 96% available)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Mathematical model calculates a 66% probability of an away win for River Plate
  • River Plate averaged 6.8 shots on target and 69% possession in recent matches
  • Sarmiento averaged 40% possession and 3.6 shots on target in recent games

Risks

  • River Plate have only 3 days of rest since their last match
  • Sarmiento are missing starting players Jonathan Herrera and Mauricio MartĂ­nez

All probabilities

Result
Sarmiento11%
Draw23%
River Plate66%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Double chance
Sarmiento or draw34%
River Plate or draw89%
No draw77%
Both teams score
Yes46%
No54%

Most likely scores

0:2
13%
1:1
11%
1:2
10%
0:3
9%
1:3
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. River Plate: 8 of 14 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)
  2. River Plate with SebastiĂĄn Driussi starting: 1.7 goals/game, without him: 0.8 (19/10 games, last 30)
  3. Sarmiento: 6 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Aldosivi: 2 goals (86', 89')
  4. River Plate: first goal in 8 of 12 games (67%)
  5. River Plate: 8 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 2 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Sarmiento 3-5-2 · River Plate 4-1-3-2

Sarmiento
  • 12 T. Ayala
  • 44 R. Orihuela Barcos
  • 2 J. Insaurralde
  • 3 L. SuĂĄrez Scalarea
  • 8 S. Salle
  • 5 M. GarcĂ­a
  • 15 C. Zabala
  • 21 J. Mavilla
  • 19 J. Contrera
  • 27 J. Marabel Jara
  • 10 J. RenterĂ­a Arias
River Plate
  • 41 S. BeltrĂĄn
  • 29 G. Montiel
  • 28 L. MartĂ­nez Quarta
  • 30 N. Otamendi
  • 21 M. Acuña
  • 15 F. Vera
  • 50 T. Andrada
  • 23 T. Almada
  • 26 T. GalvĂĄn
  • 10 Á. Correa MartĂ­nez
  • 9 S. Driussi
Substitutes
  • 24 J. Herrera
  • 29 T. SantamarĂ­a
  • 6 G. Arturia
  • 77 N. Pasquini
  • 16 M. MartĂ­nez
  • 39 J. Godoy
  • 7 P. MagnĂ­n
  • 11 G. GonzĂĄlez
  • 33 G. DĂ­az
  • 23 E. GimĂ©nez
  • 35 F. Alaggia
  • 1 I. Arboleda
  • 17 A. Nadruz Blanco
  • 18 L. BeltrĂĄn
  • 8 M. Arambarri Rosa
  • 3 F. Ortega
  • 13 L. Rivero Cruz
  • 6 A. Moreno
  • 19 R. BorrĂ© Maury
  • 2 T. Palacio
  • 24 J. Meza
  • 33 E. CenturiĂłn
  • 31 F. GonzĂĄlez
  • 25 L. Pereyra
  • 20 G. GonzĂĄlez Apud

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