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River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield: result 3-0 and analysis

Liga Profesional ArgentinaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on October 1, 2016 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

River Plate
3-0
Velez Sarsfield

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What was the result of River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield?

River Plate won 3-0 on October 1, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 16′S. DriussiRiver Plate
  • 45′L. AlarioRiver Plate (pen.)
  • 56′S. DriussiRiver Plate

Official lineup for River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

River Plate

4-4-2
  1. 11S. Driussi
  2. 13L. Alario
  1. 35T. Andrade
  2. 26I. Fernández
  3. 22A. D'Alessandro
  4. 23L. Ponzio
  1. 3A. Mina
  2. 4J. Moreira
  3. 20M. Casco
  4. 2J. Maidana
  1. 1A. Batalla

Velez Sarsfield

4-4-2
  1. 19M. Romero
  2. 7Y. Asad
  1. 20Gonzalo Orlando Díaz Nachar
  2. 9M. Pavone
  3. 23Leandro Luis Desábato
  4. 21B. Cáceres
  1. 5F. Cubero
  2. 3B. Cufré
  3. 14M. Caire
  4. 2Cristian Javier Nasuti
  1. 1A. Aguerre
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, River Plate have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Velez Sarsfield have 4, 2 and 9.

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

River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2016Defensa Y Justicia(away)3-3Liga Profesional Argentina
Sep 22, 2016Arsenal Sarandi(home)1-0Copa Argentina
Sep 18, 2016San Martin S.J.(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Sep 11, 2016Talleres Cordoba(away)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 28, 2016Banfield(home)4-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Velez Sarsfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2016Racing Club(home)0-3Liga Profesional Argentina
Sep 17, 2016San Lorenzo(away)1-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Sep 11, 2016Rosario Central(home)2-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Aug 27, 2016Gimnasia L.P.(away)0-2Liga Profesional Argentina
May 11, 2016Sportivo Barracas(home)1-0Copa Argentina

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 River Plate win, 0 draws, 0 Velez Sarsfield wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 31, 2015Velez Sarsfield 0-1 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina

Last archived meeting: Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate on Oct 31, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

River Plate score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Velez Sarsfield score 0.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
River Plate1.31.165/156/15
Velez Sarsfield0.61.354/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

River Plate sit 9th in Liga Profesional Argentina (17 points from 12 matches) and Velez Sarsfield sit 4th (24 points from 13 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Velez SarsfieldGroup A13661181324
9River PlateGroup B12525151317

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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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