River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto: prediction and stats
Liga Profesional ArgentinaClausura - 12Kick-off on October 11, 2026 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
The Footlab AI model makes River Plate the favourite at 77%, against 16% for a draw and 7% for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto. The most likely score is 2-0.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.8% of the 1,754 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Oct 8, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto?
River Plate starts as the favourite with a 234-point Elo edge (1,987 vs 1,753).
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
River Plate
4-2-3-1- 9S. Driussi
- 10Á. Correa
- 50T. Andrada
- 23T. Almada
- 26T. Galván
- 15F. Vera
- 30N. Otamendi
- 28L. Martínez
- 29G. Montiel
- 21M. Acuña
- 41S. Beltrán
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
3-1-4-2- 77I. Hesar
- 22M. Valiente
- 17G. Alanís
- 23F. Rodríguez
- 5A. Cabrera
- 14G. Gonzalez
- 10T. González
- 2G. Maffini
- 31M. Valenti
- 6J. Antonini
- 1L. Bruera
Computed on October 8, 2026 at 02:36 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto have 1, 3 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Huracan(home) | 1-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Atletico Tucuman(away) | 2-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Independ. Rivadavia(home) | 3-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Banfield(away) | 3-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Santa Fe(home) | 1-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Racing Club(home) | 1-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Belgrano Cordoba(away) | 1-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Instituto Cordoba(away) | 1-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Sarmiento Junin(home) | 0-2 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Huracan(away) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 River Plate win, 0 draws, 0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0-2 River Plate | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Last archived meeting: Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto vs River Plate on Mar 22, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
River Plate score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto score 0.5 and concede 1.5. The model gives a 59% probability of over 2.5 goals and 43% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
River Plate sit 9th in Liga Profesional Argentina (13 points from 10 matches) and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto sit 15th (6 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto?
- The Footlab AI model makes River Plate the favourite at 77%, against 16% for a draw and 7% for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto.
- Where and when is River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto played?
- River Plate vs Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto is played on October 11, 2026 at 12:30 AM (UTC) at Estadio Mâs Monumental, in the Liga Profesional Argentina.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 59% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.8% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.
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