River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield Prediction & Stats - Primera División 2026

Another instalment of a long-running fixture. River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield carries real history into this round of the Primera División.

The two sides meet on 23/08 (Sunday) at Estadio Mâs Monumental, 23:15 (UK time).

Read the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield prediction below before backing anything.

Our verdict on River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield

A deep head-to-head record gives this fixture a story, and that context feeds directly into our thinking. This is the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield call we are most confident in:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes River Plate the side to beat, with roughly 57% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all Primera División odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

River Plate Preview

River Plate reach this fixture 25 match into their Primera División. Here is where River Plate stand:

In this competition

• 12 won, 3 drawn, 10 lost

• 1.56 points per game

• 31 scored, at 1.24 a game

• 21 conceded, at 0.84 a game

River Plate, season-wide

• 17 won, 5 drawn, 11 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Gonzalo Montiel, 5 goals

• Most assists: Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua, 3 assists

Recent results — River Plate

19/08/2026 20:30

Santa Fe

0 - 0

River Plate

D

16/08/2026 17:00

River Plate

2 - 0

Argentinos Juniors

W

08/08/2026 16:00

Tigre

1 - 0

River Plate

L

02/08/2026 18:15

River Plate

0 - 1

Rosario Central

L

29/07/2026 18:15

Gimnasia La Plata

1 - 0

River Plate

L

Vélez Sarsfield: how they are travelling

Vélez Sarsfield come in 22 matches into their Primera División.

Here is what Vélez have produced:

In this competition

• 10 won, 9 drawn, 3 lost

• 1.77 points per game

• 25 scored, at 1.14 a game

• 16 conceded, at 0.73 a game

Vélez, season-wide

• 12 won, 9 drawn, 3 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Michael Nicolás Santos Rosadilla, 6 goals

• Most assists: Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras, 5 assists

Recent results — Vélez

17/08/2026 18:15

Vélez Sarsfield

1 - 1

Defensa y Justicia

D

08/08/2026 18:15

Boca Juniors

1 - 1

Vélez Sarsfield

D

03/08/2026 18:00

Vélez Sarsfield

1 - 0

Independiente

W

30/07/2026 18:00

Talleres Córdoba

1 - 3

Vélez Sarsfield

W

24/07/2026 18:00

Vélez Sarsfield

1 - 0

Instituto

W

The head-to-head

Over 16 recent meetings between River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield:

• River Plate: 5 win(s)

• Vélez Sarsfield: 5 win(s)

• Drawn: 6

An even record like this keeps the River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield prediction genuinely open.

Form comparison River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

River Plate

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L L L L	1.56
Home	W L L L W	1.67
Away	L L W W W	1.4

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	48%	53%	40%
Goals	2.08	2.53	1.4
Scored	1.24	1.53	0.8
Conceded	0.84	1	0.6
Both Teams to Score	28%	33%	20%
Without Conceding	40%	40%	40%
Failed To Score	36%	27%	50%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.79	2.06	1.4
xGA	1.05	0.9	1.26

Away Team

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W D D W W	1.77
Home	W D W W L	1.83
Away	D W D L W	1.7

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	45%	50%	40%
Goals	1.86	1.67	2.1
Scored	1.14	1	1.3
Conceded	0.73	0.67	0.8
Both Teams to Score	50%	42%	60%
Without Conceding	41%	42%	40%
Failed To Score	18%	25%	10%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.43	1.59	1.24
xGA	1.59	1.51	1.69

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield

• Match: River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield

• Competition: Primera División

• Date: Sunday, 23/08/2026

• Kick-off: 23:15 (UK time)

• Venue: Estadio Mâs Monumental

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Home Team

River Plate

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L L L L	1.56
Home	W L L L W	1.67
Away	L L W W W	1.4

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	48%	53%	40%
Goals	2.08	2.53	1.4
Scored	1.24	1.53	0.8
Conceded	0.84	1	0.6
Both Teams to Score	28%	33%	20%
Without Conceding	40%	40%	40%
Failed To Score	36%	27%	50%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.79	2.06	1.4
xGA	1.05	0.9	1.26

Away Team

Vélez Sarsfield

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W D D W W	1.77
Home	W D W W L	1.83
Away	D W D L W	1.7

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	45%	50%	40%
Goals	1.86	1.67	2.1
Scored	1.14	1	1.3
Conceded	0.73	0.67	0.8
Both Teams to Score	50%	42%	60%
Without Conceding	41%	42%	40%
Failed To Score	18%	25%	10%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.43	1.59	1.24
xGA	1.59	1.51	1.69

Corners

8.76 / Match

+5% Corners / Match

Vélez Sarsfield received +5% more corners than River Plate in the Primera División

9.18 / Match

Argentinos Juniors

(2)

Tigre

(4)

Rosario Central

(10)

Gimnasia La Plata

(8)

Barracas Central

(3)

Belgrano

(6)

Rosario Central

(6)

(6)

Defensa y Justicia

(4)

Boca Juniors

(4)

Independiente

(5)

Talleres Córdoba

(1)

Instituto

(17)

Gimnasia La Plata

(7)

Newell's Old Boys

Cards

2.64 / Match

+12% Cards / Match

River Plate received +12% more cards than Vélez Sarsfield in the Primera División

2.36 / Match

Argentinos Juniors

(1)

Tigre

(3)

Rosario Central

(4)

Gimnasia La Plata

(2)

Barracas Central

(2)

Belgrano

(2)

Rosario Central

(2)

(4)

Defensa y Justicia

(4)

Boca Juniors

(3)

Independiente

(1)

Talleres Córdoba

(2)

Instituto

(2)

Gimnasia La Plata

(2)

Newell's Old Boys

Goals Scored

1.24 / Match

+9%

River Plate is +9% better in terms of goals scored

1.14 / Match

Argentinos Juniors

(2)

Tigre

(0)

Rosario Central

(0)

Gimnasia La Plata

(0)

Barracas Central

(0)

Belgrano

(2)

Rosario Central

(1)

(1)

Defensa y Justicia

(1)

Boca Juniors

(1)

Independiente

(3)

Talleres Córdoba

(1)

Instituto

(0)

Gimnasia La Plata

(1)

Newell's Old Boys

Goals Conceded

0.84 / Match

+13%

River Plate condeded +13% more goals than Vélez Sarsfield

0.73 / Match

Argentinos Juniors

(0)

Tigre

(1)

Rosario Central

(1)

Gimnasia La Plata

(1)

Barracas Central

(1)

Belgrano

(3)

Rosario Central

(0)

(1)

Defensa y Justicia

(1)

Boca Juniors

(0)

Independiente

(1)

Talleres Córdoba

(0)

Instituto

(1)

Gimnasia La Plata

(1)

Newell's Old Boys

Primera División Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Argentinos Juniors	24	14	6	4	30	19	11	48	2
2	Belgrano	25	13	7	5	30	18	12	46	1.84
3	Rosario Central	24	13	5	6	30	22	8	44	1.83
4	Independiente Rivadavia	22	12	5	5	35	23	12	41	1.86
5	River Plate	25	12	3	10	31	21	10	39	1.56
6	Vélez Sarsfield	22	10	9	3	25	16	9	39	1.77
7	Gimnasia La Plata	23	12	2	9	26	28	-2	38	1.65
8	Estudiantes	22	11	4	7	26	13	13	37	1.68
9	Boca Juniors	22	9	9	4	29	19	10	36	1.64
10	Independiente	22	9	6	7	31	26	5	33	1.5
11	Instituto	21	10	3	8	22	19	3	33	1.57
12	Huracán	23	8	8	7	24	20	4	32	1.39
13	Lanús	22	8	6	8	24	23	1	30	1.36
14	Barracas Central	21	8	6	7	18	18	0	30	1.43
15	Talleres Córdoba	22	8	5	9	23	24	-1	29	1.32
16	San Lorenzo	22	7	8	7	18	20	-2	29	1.32
17	Tigre	21	6	10	5	22	17	5	28	1.33
18	Unión Santa Fe	23	7	7	9	31	31	0	28	1.22
19	Racing Club	23	7	7	9	23	24	-1	28	1.22
20	Gimnasia Mendoza	21	8	4	9	20	25	-5	28	1.33
21	Sarmiento	21	9	1	11	23	28	-5	28	1.33
22	Defensa y Justicia	21	6	9	6	24	28	-4	27	1.29
23	Banfield	21	7	4	10	21	24	-3	25	1.19
24	Atlético Tucumán	21	5	7	9	19	22	-3	22	1.05
25	Newell's Old Boys	21	5	7	9	21	32	-11	22	1.05
26	Central Córdoba SdE	21	6	4	11	14	26	-12	22	1.05
27	Platense	21	4	9	8	15	24	-9	21	1
28	Deportivo Riestra	21	3	8	10	11	17	-6	17	0.81
29	Aldosivi	21	0	10	11	9	25	-16	10	0.48
30	Estudiantes Río Cuarto	21	2	3	16	7	30	-23	9	0.43