River Plate vs Argentinos Juniors Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 1–02 – 0
Gonzalo Montiel 37′Ángel Correa 89′ (pen)2nd
3rd
Player of the matchLucas Martínez QuartaRIV · 97′ played · 7 interceptions · 8 duels won · 9 clearances
7.8- Possession
- 41%59%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 8 (3)9 (0)
- Corners
- 24
- Table · 32 v 29 pts
- 2nd3rd
Liga Profesional de FútbolMatchday 5Estadio Mâs MonumentalRef F. Tello Figueroa
This meeting
Match strip & events
RIV 2–0 ARJ · 1–4 yellow1′HT90′River Plate on top 45 of 90 min · RIV 59% · ARJ 41% pressure · peaks RIV 89′, ARJ 60′
- Full time 2–0
- Gabriel FlorentínYellow card
- Ángel Correa2–0Penalty goal · right foot
- Lautaro Riverofor Thiago Almada
- Tomás Galvánfor Tobías Andrada
- Matías Giménezfor Hernán López Muñoz
- Diego Porcelfor Kevin Coronel
- Kevin CoronelYellow card
- Iván Moralesfor Nicolás Oroz
- Fausto Verafor Joaquín Freitas
- Rafael Santos Borréfor Lucas Beltrán
- Facundo Jainikoskifor Emiliano Viveros
- Gabriel Florentínfor Kevin Gutiérrez
- Giovanni Gonzálezfor Gonzalo Montiel
- Half-time 1–0
- Thiago AlmadaYellow card
- Gonzalo Montiel1–0Goal · left foot
- Sebastián PrietoYellow card
- Kevin GutiérrezYellow card
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Tomás MolinaARJ3
- Hernán López MuñozARJ3
- Thiago AlmadaRIV2
Big chances created
- Alan LescanoARJ1
Passes
- Francisco ÁlvarezARJ77/89
- Franco VázquezARJ49/62
- Thiago AlmadaRIV48/53
Progressive passes
- Francisco ÁlvarezARJ78 (88%)
- Franco VázquezARJ54 (87%)
- Thiago AlmadaRIV44 (83%)
Final-third passes
- Francisco ÁlvarezARJ11
- Thiago AlmadaRIV9
- Alan LescanoARJ8
Key passes
- Thiago AlmadaRIV3
- Alan LescanoARJ2
- Tobías AndradaRIV1
Ball recoveries
- Brayan CortésARJ11
- Thiago AlmadaRIV7
- Sebastián PrietoARJ6
Duels won
- Nicolás OtamendiRIV9/11
- Hernán López MuñozARJ9/18
- Lucas Martínez QuartaRIV8/9
Dribbles
- Ángel CorreaRIV5/7
- Alan LescanoARJ3/4
- Sebastián PrietoARJ3/4
Tackles
- Aníbal MorenoRIV5
- Tomás MolinaARJ4
- Hernán López MuñozARJ4
Clearances
Saves
- Brayan CortésARJ1
Table after full time
Liga Profesional de Fútbol 2026| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Independiente Rivadavia | 16 | 10-4-2 | 29:15 | +14 | 34 | 1st |
| 2 |  River Plate | 17 | 10-2-5 | 24:12 | +12 | 32 | 2nd |
| 3 |  Argentinos Juniors | 17 | 8-5-4 | 17:15 | +2 | 29 | 3rd |
| 4 |  Rosario Central | 16 | 8-4-4 | 20:16 | +4 | 28 | 4th |
| 5 |  Belgrano | 16 | 7-5-4 | 17:13 | +4 | 26 | 5th |
| 15 |  Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | 16 | 1-2-13 | 5:24 | -19 | 5 | 15th |
- River Plate
- 2nd29 → 32 pts
- Argentinos Juniors
- 3rd29 → 29 pts
Matchday 5
Liga Profesional de Fútbol · the other 10 games- Racing Club
0–1
Banfield - San Lorenzo
1–0
Unión Santa Fe - Aldosivi
0–0
Tigre - Estudiantes
4–0
Gimnasia La Plata - Belgrano2–0Independiente Rivadavia
- Newell's Old Boys
2–0
Deportivo Riestra - Platense
1–1
Boca Juniors - Sarmiento
2–0
Huracán - Central Cordoba SdE
0–1
Instituto - Barracas Central
0–1Rosario Central
What stands out
- 1–0half-time
The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (2–0 full time).
- 8–9shots
River Plate recorded 8 shots (3 on target) against 9 (0 on target) for Argentinos Juniors.
Team stats
43 figuresRiver Platefull timeArgentinos Juniors- 41%Possession59%
- 8Shots9
- 3Shots on target0
- 2Big chances1
- 2Corners4
- 367Passes527
- 15Fouls15
- 1Yellow cards4
All 43 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses3
- 85Attacks111
- 0Big chances missed1
- 11Crosses15
- 34Dangerous attacks26
- 21Dribble attempts26
- 1Hit woodwork1
- 6Offsides3
- 38%Shot accuracy0%
- 2Shots blocked2
- 7Shots inside box3
- 3Shots off target7
- 1Shots outside box6
- 10Successful dribbles10
- Passing
- 24Accurate long passes39
- 292Accurate passes440
- 86%Forward passes %81%
- 5Key passes6
- 47%Long pass accuracy51%
- 51Long passes76
- 80%Pass accuracy83%
- 31Passes in final third64
- Defence
- 46Ball recoveries42
- 97Ball safe117
- 59Duels won51
- 8Goal kicks4
- 16Interceptions13
- 0Saves1
- 23Tackles18
- 23Tackles won13
- Discipline
- 14Free kicks15
- Other
- 1Penalties0
- 130Possession lost150
- 5Substitutions5
- 14Throw-ins23
Top ratings
XI avg 7.09 v 6.66
Lucas Martínez QuartaRIV7.8
Ángel CorreaRIV7.6
Nicolás OtamendiRIV7.4
Thiago AlmadaRIV7.4
Gonzalo MontielRIV7.3
Season comparison
as the teams came into the matchRiver Plateall competitionsArgentinos Juniors- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.27Goals per game (both sides)2.53
- 53%Over 1.573%
- 40%Over 2.547%
- 27%Over 3.520%
- 40%Both teams scored47%
- 27%Clean sheets47%
- 33%Failed to score7%
- River Plate at home v Argentinos Juniors away
- 10Played6
- 3Won4
- 2Drawn0
- 5Lost2
- 12-12Goals (for-against)9-8
- 1.1Points per game2
- 40%Over 2.550%
- 30%Clean sheets33%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 4-101st-half goals (for-against)11-7
- 13-72nd-half goals (for-against)14-6
- 76%Goals after half-time56%
- 60%Goal before half-time73%
- 1-8-6Half-time W-D-L6-6-3
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off43%Model · draw 29%28%
- Projected goals
- 1.18 – 0.89total 2.07 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–0 14.9%1–1 13.2%0–0 12.6%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| River Plate win | 43% | Yes |
| Draw | 29% | No |
| Argentinos Juniors win | 28% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 61% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 34% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 16% | No |
| Both teams to score | 41% | No |
| River Plate clean sheet | 41% | Yes |
| Argentinos Juniors clean sheet | 31% | No |
Referee
F. Tello Figueroa- Cards / match
- 5.30this match 5 (-0.30)
- Yellows / match
- 5.06this match 5
- Reds / match
- 0.24
- Penalties / match
- 0.3430% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 25.5this match 30
2.32Home 2.32 vs Away 2.74 yellows/match · +0.42 away · 13–11 red2.74
58%Results in 99 recent matches · draw 25%17%
home winsaway wins- With River Plate
- 8-2-1 in 11 · 2.73 yellows/game
- With Argentinos Juniors
- 1-4-2 in 7 · 3 yellows/game
Match info
- Competition
- Liga Profesional de Fútbol
- Season
- 2026 · Matchday 5 of 32
- Stage
- Clausura
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal
- Capacity
- 85,018 · grass
- Weather
- 15 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 86%
- Referee
- F. Tello Figueroa
- RIV coach
- Eduardo Coudet (1.62 PPG)
- ARJ coach
- Nicolas Diez Parajon (1.66 PPG)
Match summary
River Plate beat Argentinos Juniors 2-0 in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Clausura.
River Plate had lost 5 matches in a row before this one. Across 15 previous meetings on record, River Plate won 6 and Argentinos Juniors won 4, with 5 draws (2.4 goals per game).
Referee F. Tello Figueroa has shown 5.1 yellow cards per match over 99 matches on record. Gonzalo Montiel (37') and Ángel Correa (89') scored the goals for River Plate.
River Plate — live results and scheduleArgentinos Juniors — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full timeRiver Plate7.09 avg rating 6.66Argentinos Juniors- 416.7Santiago Beltrán97′
- 297.3Gonzalo MontielG ↓51′
- 287.8Lucas Martínez Quarta97′
- 307.4Nicolás Otamendi97′
- 36.8Francisco Ortega97′
- 66.9Aníbal Moreno97′
- 507.0Tobías Andrada↓83′
- 356.4Joaquín Freitas↓63′
- 107.6Ángel CorreaG 97′
- 237.4Thiago AlmadaYC ↓83′
- 186.6Lucas Beltrán↓62′
- 256.4Brayan Cortés97′
- 206.6Sebastián PrietoYC 97′
- 66.8Franco Vázquez97′
- 166.9Francisco Álvarez97′
- 226.4Kevin CoronelYC ↓82′
- 116.5Nicolás Oroz↓69′
- 156.5Kevin GutiérrezYC ↓60′
- 107.2Alan Lescano97′
- 296.4Emiliano Viveros↓60′
- 277.0Tomás Molina97′
- 86.6Hernán López Muñoz↓82′
- 13Lautaro RiveroDF · ↑83′6.4
- 15Fausto VeraMF · ↑63′6.3
- 19Rafael Santos BorréFW · ↑62′6.5
- 20Giovanni GonzálezDF · ↑51′6.6
- 26Tomás GalvánMF · ↑83′6.6
- 8Mauro ArambarriMF
- 24Juan Cruz MezaMF
- 25Lautaro PereyraMF
- 31Facundo GonzálezDF
- 33Ezequiel CenturiónGK
- 43Valentín LuceroMF
- 44Lucas SilvaMF
SubstitutesCoaches: Eduardo Coudet (1.62 PPG) · Nicolas Diez Parajon (1.66 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 7Iván MoralesFW · ↑69′6.4
- 19Matías GiménezFW · ↑82′6.5
- 21Gabriel FlorentínMF · YC ↑60′6.2
- 47Diego PorcelFW · ↑82′6.5
- 48Facundo JainikoskiFW · ↑60′6.6
- 5Facundo CarrizoDF
- 9Gastón VerónFW
- 13Santino GianiniDF
- 26Claudio BravoDF
- 30Alan NuñezDF
- 37Thiago Bautista GómezDF
- 50Diego RodríguezGK
Head-to-head
15 meetings on record since 20156-5-4River Plate W-D-L · goals 22:14
6 RIV5 draws4 ARJ- With River Plate at home
- 3-4-1 (12:7)
- Goals per meeting
- 2.4
- Over 2.5 goals
- 40%
- Both teams scored
- 53%
- Won by the host
- 40%
- Last 5 (River Plate)
- 1W 1D 3L · 2.4 goals/game
- Argentinos Juniors1–0River PlateLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- Argentinos Juniors1–0River PlateLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate1–1Argentinos JuniorsCopa de la Superliga
- Argentinos Juniors3–2River PlateCopa de la Superliga
- River Plate2–1Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
Show all 15 meetings
- Argentinos Juniors0–3River PlateLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate4–2Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate3–0Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
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- River Plate0–1Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate1–1Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- Argentinos Juniors1–1River PlateLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate0–0Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- River Plate1–1Argentinos JuniorsLiga Profesional de Fútbol
- Argentinos Juniors1–2River PlateLiga Profesional de Fútbol
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-offRiver Plate8d restRIV +1d rest7d restArgentinos Juniors- 1-0W16 May
- 1-1D21 May
- 2-3L24 May
- 3-0W28 May
- 2-2D3 Jul
- 1-3L18 Jul
- 0-1L25 Jul
- 0-1L29 Jul
- 0-1L2 Aug
- 0-1L8 Aug
2-2-6goals 10:130.80pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 1-0W19 Apr
- 2-1W28 Apr
- 0-2L3 May
- 2-0W10 May
- 1-0W13 May
- 1-1D17 May
- 3-2W23 Jul
- 3-0W29 Jul
- 1-0W1 Aug
- 2-1W9 Aug
8-1-1goals 16:72.50pts/game
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