River Plate vs Banfield

3 - 1

🕒 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Alberto José Armando 🧑‍⚖️ Hernan Mastrangelo 🔁 Apertura - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Apertura - 7

Apertura Table

River Plate 1 · Banfield 23

Referee Stats

Hernan Mastrangelo

16 matches · 1.06 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.06
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	13%
Home wins	31%
Draws	19%
Away wins	50%

Team Overview

River Plate (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.56 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Banfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-9

Goals For / Against

12 / 21

Avg: 0.86 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.64

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Profesional fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

0.64

1.56

0.86

1.06

1.50

42%

O2.5

50%

42%

BTTS

63%

Score 1st

League-position context

River Plate rank1st

Banfield rank23rd

River Plate points36

Banfield points18

River Plate: #1 · 36 pts · GD +12

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Banfield: #23 · 18 pts · GD -2

18 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

River Plate last 5 home

L W W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Banfield last 5 away

W D L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

River Plate trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.592%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Banfield trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 38%

Scoring reliability

River Plate score at home83%

River Plate clean sheet at home42%

Banfield score away63%

Banfield clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

River Plate score first0%

River Plate win after scoring first0%

Banfield score first0%

Banfield win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: River Plate 0% · Banfield 0%

Vs league average

River Plate score at home1.56 vs 1.16

River Plate concede at home1.06 vs 0.89

Banfield score away0.86 vs 0.89

Banfield concede away1.50 vs 1.16

River Plate score 34% above league average, while Banfield score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: River Plate are 19% above league average at home, and Banfield are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

River Plate goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Banfield goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	10
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (71.4%)
BTTS	11 (78.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	5
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (100.0%)
BTTS	7 (100.0%)

River Plate vs Banfield Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

30 Aug 2026 Banfield vs River Plate 2 - 3 26 Feb 2026 River Plate vs Banfield 3 - 1

2024-2025 Season

02 Nov 2024 River Plate vs Banfield 3 - 1

2023-2024 Season

13 Jun 2023 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 4

2022-2023 Season

14 Sep 2022 River Plate vs Banfield 1 - 2 18 Apr 2022 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

09 Oct 2021 Banfield vs River Plate 0 - 1 02 May 2021 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

21 Nov 2020 Banfield vs River Plate 0 - 2 04 Nov 2020 River Plate vs Banfield 1 - 3

2018-2019 Season

18 Feb 2019 Banfield vs River Plate 1 - 1

2017-2018 Season

10 Sep 2017 River Plate vs Banfield 3 - 1

2016-2017 Season

28 Aug 2016 River Plate vs Banfield 4 - 1

2015-2016 Season

19 Apr 2015 River Plate vs Banfield 4 - 1