River Plate vs Sao Paulo: result 2-1 and analysis
CONMEBOL LibertadoresGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 1, 2020 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Provincia de Buenos Aires
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What was the result of River Plate vs Sao Paulo?
River Plate won 2-1 on October 1, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 11′J. ÁlvarezRiver Plate
- 26′Diego CostaSao Paulo
- 37′J. ÁlvarezRiver Plate
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Sao Paulo have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2020 | Deportivo Binacional(away) | 6-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Sao Paulo(away) | 2-2 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Deportivo Binacional(home) | 8-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Atletico Tucuman(away) | 1-1 | Liga Profesional Argentina |
| Mar 5, 2020 | LDU de Quito(away) | 0-3 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2020 | Internacional(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Sep 23, 2020 | LDU de Quito(away) | 2-4 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Sep 18, 2020 | River Plate(home) | 2-2 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Santos(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Sep 9, 2020 | RB Bragantino(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 River Plate win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Sao Paulo win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Sao Paulo 2-2 River Plate | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
Last archived meeting: Sao Paulo vs River Plate on Sep 18, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
River Plate score 2.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sao Paulo score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 2.3 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Sao Paulo | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
River Plate sit 1st in CONMEBOL Libertadores (12 points from 6 matches) and Sao Paulo sit 1st (14 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Paulo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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