River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield

River Plate

4 - 1

Velez Sarsfield

🕒 Mon, 05 May 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Andres Merlos 🔁 1st Phase - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 16

1st Phase Table

River Plate 4 · Velez Sarsfield 28

Referee Stats

Andres Merlos

25 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

Team Overview

River Plate (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 15

Avg: 1.56 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Velez Sarsfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-7

Goals For / Against

13 / 21

Avg: 0.81 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 1.19

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

1.89

PPG

1.19

1.56

0.81

0.83

1.31

36%

O2.5

63%

45%

BTTS

38%

Score 1st

League-position context

River Plate rank4th

Velez Sarsfield rank28th

River Plate points35

Velez Sarsfield points14

River Plate: #4 · 35 pts · GD +15

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Velez Sarsfield: #28 · 14 pts · GD -15

23 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

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

River Plate last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals11-4

Record3-2-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Velez Sarsfield last 5 away

L W L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals5-7

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.

River Plate trend breakdown

Over 2.536%

BTTS45%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.555%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 27%

Velez Sarsfield trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS38%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

River Plate score at home91%

River Plate clean sheet at home45%

Velez Sarsfield score away50%

Velez Sarsfield clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

River Plate score first0%

River Plate win after scoring first0%

Velez Sarsfield score first0%

Velez Sarsfield win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: River Plate 0% · Velez Sarsfield 0%

Vs league average

River Plate score at home1.56 vs 1.18

River Plate concede at home0.83 vs 0.81

Velez Sarsfield score away0.81 vs 0.81

Velez Sarsfield concede away1.31 vs 1.18

River Plate score 32% above league average, while Velez Sarsfield score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: River Plate are 3% above league average at home, and Velez Sarsfield are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

River Plate goal timing (home)

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

Velez Sarsfield goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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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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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	11
Home Wins	5
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (45.5%)
BTTS	5 (45.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

22 Feb 2026 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 1 - 0

2025-2026 Season

16 Nov 2025 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 0 - 0 04 May 2025 River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield 4 - 1

2024-2025 Season

19 Oct 2024 River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

30 May 2023 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 2 - 2

2022-2023 Season

17 Jul 2022 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 2 - 2

2021-2022 Season

14 Aug 2021 River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

04 Feb 2019 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 1 - 2

2017-2018 Season

24 Feb 2018 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

01 Oct 2016 River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield 3 - 0

2015-2016 Season

31 Oct 2015 Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate 0 - 1