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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

River Plate
2-1
Sao Paulo

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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

Official lineup for River Plate vs Sao Paulo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

River Plate

4-3-3
  1. 9J. Álvarez
  2. 19R. Borré
  3. 7M. Suárez
  1. 11N. de la Cruz
  2. 26I. Fernández
  3. 24E. Pérez
  1. 29G. Montiel
  2. 28L. Martínez
  3. 20M. Casco
  4. 22J. Pinola
  1. 1F. Armani

Sao Paulo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Pablo
  1. 26Igor Gomes
  2. 12Vitor Bueno
  3. 8Tchê Tchê
  1. 15Hernanes
  2. 10Dani Alves
  1. 27Diego Costa
  2. 16Léo
  3. 6Reinaldo
  4. 20Juanfran
  1. 1Tiago Volpi
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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.

River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2020Deportivo Binacional(away)6-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 18, 2020Sao Paulo(away)2-2CONMEBOL Libertadores
Mar 11, 2020Deportivo Binacional(home)8-0CONMEBOL Libertadores
Mar 8, 2020Atletico Tucuman(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Mar 5, 2020LDU de Quito(away)0-3CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sao Paulo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2020Internacional(away)1-1Serie A
Sep 23, 2020LDU de Quito(away)2-4CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 18, 2020River Plate(home)2-2CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sep 13, 2020Santos(away)2-2Serie A
Sep 9, 2020RB Bragantino(home)1-1Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 River Plate wins, 1 draw, 0 Sao Paulo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 18, 2020Sao Paulo 2-2 River PlateCONMEBOL 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.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
River Plate2.30.876/158/15
Sao Paulo1.51.5311/159/15

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).

2025 standings
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1River PlateGroup B633013712
1Sao PauloGroup D642010414

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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

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