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Liga Profesional de Fútbol05/24/2026, 06:30 PM

River Plate – Belgrano2 : 3

Why the model thinks so

River Plate
1.67
Total xG
2.56
Belgrano
0.88
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 PlateBelgrano
Attack strength (1.67x league average)+0.75
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.43−0.43
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.09
Rising form (1.6 vs 1.3 season average)+0.09
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.03
Sebastián Driussi not in squad (5 goals, 0 assists)
Gonzalo Montiel on the bench (4 goals, 1 assists)
29% of goal output missing (only 90% available)
Francisco González Metilli on the bench (3 goals, 0 assists)
36% of goal output missing (only 87% available)
Strong home record (1.9 vs 1.5 goals/match)
Weak away record (1 vs 1.3 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Favorites Role: The mathematical analysis predicts a home win probability of 55% for River Plate
  • Home Strength: River Plate shows solid home form with 3 wins in their last 5 home games and an average tactic of 6.8 shots on target
  • Head-to-Head: River Plate dominated the previous 2 direct encounters against Belgrano with 2 wins and a goal difference of 6:0

Risks

    All probabilities

    Result
    River Plate55%
    Draw27%
    Belgrano18%
    Goals
    Over 1.574%
    Under 1.526%
    Over 2.547%
    Under 2.553%
    Over 3.525%
    Under 3.575%
    Double chance
    River Plate or draw82%
    Belgrano or draw45%
    No draw73%
    Both teams score
    Yes49%
    No51%

    Most likely scores

    1:1
    13%
    2:0
    11%
    2:1
    10%
    3:0
    6%
    3:1
    5%
    2:3
    Final score

    The Lab

    Patterns our system found in the data.

    1. River Plate with Juan Cruz Meza: 3.6 goals/90 min. Without: 0.8 goals/90 min (6 of 8 games)
    2. Belgrano: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (3 of 8 total)
    3. Belgrano with Santiago Longo: 2.6 goals/90 min. Without: 0.3 goals/90 min (4 of 8 games)
    4. Belgrano: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
    5. River Plate: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)

    Lineups

    River Plate 4-2-3-1 · Belgrano 4-4-2

    River Plate
    • 41 S. Beltrán
    • 16 F. Bustos
    • 28 L. Martínez Quarta
    • 13 L. Rivero Cruz
    • 21 M. Acuña
    • 6 A. Moreno
    • 15 F. Vera
    • 24 J. Meza
    • 11 F. Colidio
    • 26 T. Galván
    • 35 J. Freitas
    Belgrano
    • 25 T. Cardozo Brugman
    • 45 A. Falcón
    • 14 L. Morales
    • 2 A. Maldonado
    • 3 A. Sporle
    • 24 E. Rigoni
    • 21 A. Sánchez
    • 5 S. Longo
    • 53 J. Velazquez
    • 9 L. Passerini
    • 10 L. Zelarayán
    Substitutes
    • 19 R. Páez Andrade
    • 20 G. Pezzella
    • 29 G. Montiel
    • 10 J. Quintero Paniagua
    • 22 K. Castaño Gil
    • 7 M. Salas
    • 8 M. Meza
    • 1 F. Armani
    • 34 G. Galoppo
    • 31 F. González
    • 25 L. Pereyra
    • 44 L.Silva
    • 20 F. Vázquez
    • 30 G. Zelarayán
    • 26 A. Benítez Cabrera
    • 37 L. Gutierrez
    • 32 J. Mavilla
    • 22 N. Fernández
    • 51 R. Hernandes
    • 11 F. González Metilli
    • 16 F. Ricca Rostagnol
    • 23 M. Vicentini
    • 42 J. Lucco
    • 13 ?. Ocampo

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