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River Plate vs Santa Fe: result 2-1 and analysis

CONMEBOL LibertadoresGroup D - 5Kick-off on May 20, 2021 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

River Plate
2-1
Santa Fe

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What was the result of River Plate vs Santa Fe?

River Plate won 2-1 on May 20, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 3′F. AngileriRiver Plate
  • 6′J. ÁlvarezRiver Plate
  • 73′K. OsorioSanta Fe

Official lineup for River Plate vs Santa Fe

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

River Plate

3-5-2
  1. 9J. Álvarez
  2. 27A. Fontana
  1. 26J. Paradela
  2. 10J. Carrascal
  3. 24E. Pérez
  4. 28F. Peña
  5. 21T. Lecanda
  1. 6D. Martínez
  2. 3F. Angileri
  3. 20M. Casco
  1. 4J. Maidana

Santa Fe

3-3-3-1
  1. 9J. Ramos
  1. 6J. González
  2. 27Alexander Porras
  3. 11J. Arias
  1. 10J. Velásquez
  2. 14L. Pico
  3. 18D. Giraldo
  1. 25A. Moralez
  2. 24J. Palacios
  3. 2F. Torijano
  1. 22L. Castellanos
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; Santa Fe have 4, 6 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 16, 2021Boca Juniors(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
May 13, 2021Junior(away)1-1CONMEBOL Libertadores
May 9, 2021Aldosivi(home)4-1Liga Profesional Argentina
May 7, 2021Santa Fe(away)0-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
May 2, 2021Banfield(away)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Santa Fe
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 13, 2021Fluminense(away)1-2CONMEBOL Libertadores
May 7, 2021River Plate(home)0-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
May 2, 2021Junior(home)0-0Primera A
Apr 29, 2021Fluminense(home)1-2CONMEBOL Libertadores
Apr 25, 2021Junior(away)1-3Primera A

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 River Plate wins, 1 draw, 0 Santa Fe wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 7, 2021Santa Fe 0-0 River PlateCONMEBOL Libertadores

Last archived meeting: Santa Fe vs River Plate on May 7, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

River Plate score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Fe score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
River Plate1.80.9410/157/15
Santa Fe1.31.3411/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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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

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