River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield

River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield drew 2-2 in the Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol on Sunday 23 August 2026, 2-0 at half-time. In their last 13 meetings, including this one, River Plate won 3, Vélez Sarsfield won 3 and 7 were drawn.

Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol Sun 23 Aug 2026, 23:15 Save

River Plate

HT 2-0

Vélez Sarsfield

Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal Darío Herrera

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield timeline

11' Ángel Correa 1-0 Goal · Assist Lucas Martínez Quarta · Right foot shot, River Plate
41' Aníbal Moreno Yellow card · Foul, River Plate
43' Thiago Silvero 2-0 Own goal · Header, River Plate
61' Diego Valdés 2-1 Goal · Assist Matías Pellegrini · Left foot shot, Vélez Sarsfield
74' Elías Gómez Yellow card · Foul, Vélez Sarsfield
79' Manuel Lanzini 2-2 Goal · Assist Elías Gómez · Header, Vélez Sarsfield
80' Lucas Martínez Quarta Yellow card · Foul, River Plate

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield stats

1st Half 2nd Half

River PlateVélez Sarsfield

0.79 Expected goals (xG) 0.98

0.72 xG on target 1.70

57% Possession 43%

104 Attacks 97

41 Dang. Attacks 23

13 Shots 11

3 Shots On Target 4

0 Big Chances 2

3 Corners 4

83% Pass Accuracy 77%

2 Saves 2

13 Fouls 13

2 Yellow Cards 1

4 Offsides 0

0.79 Expected goals (xG) 0.98

0.72 xG on target 1.70

104 Attacks 97

41 Dang. Attacks 23

13 Shots 11

3 Shots On Target 4

7 Shots Off Target 3

3 Shots Blocked 4

6 Shots Inside Box 8

7 Shots Outside Box 3

8 Goal Attempts 9

0 Big Chances 2

0 Big Chances Missed 2

0 Hit Woodwork 1

3 Corners 4

13 Dribbles 20

7 Successful Dribbles 8

54% Dribble Success 40%

4 Offsides 0

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield lineups

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River Plate 4-2-3-1

41 Santiago Beltrán

6 Aníbal Moreno
50 Tobías Andrada

35 Joaquín Freitas
10 Ángel Correa
23 Thiago Almada

18 Lucas Beltrán

Substitutes

Vélez Sarsfield 4-2-3-1

1 Tomás Marchiori

29 Rodrigo Aliendro
8 Lucas Robertone

39 Thiago Aguirre

Substitutes

2 Emanuel Mammana
5 Claudio Baeza
10 Diego Valdés 58'
15 Dilan Godoy 58'
17 Álex Verón 87'
19 Leo Cristaldo
23 Facundo Sanguinetti
30 Lautaro Piola
35 Matías Arias
37 Juan Cruz Policella
47 Alexis Pereyra
48 Luca Feler 90'

River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield player stats

River Plate player stats

41 Santiago Beltrán GK	90	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
20 Giovanni González DEF	90	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	0	64	0
3 Francisco Ortega DEF	90	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	47	0
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta DEF	90	0	1	1	0	76	3	1	0	76	3
30 Nicolás Otamendi DEF	90	0	0	1	0	60	3	1	0	60	3
6 Aníbal Moreno MID	90	0	0	0	0	38	2	0	0	38	2
23 Thiago Almada MID	90	0	0	4	1	76	1	4	1	76	1
50 Tobías Andrada MID	90	0	0	0	0	73	2	0	0	73	2
35 Joaquín Freitas MID	84	0	0	2	0	36	0	2	0	36	0
10 Ángel Correa MID	70	1	0	3	2	37	2	3	2	37	2
18 Lucas Beltrán FWD	84	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21	0
25 Lautaro Pereyra FWD	6	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	3	0
19 Rafael Santos Borré FWD Sub	20	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
9 Sebastián Driussi FWD Sub	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0

Vélez Sarsfield player stats

1 Tomás Marchiori GK	90	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
3 Elías Gómez DEF	90	0	1	0	0	42	2	0	0	42	2
4 Joaquín García DEF	90	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
16 Lisandro Magallán DEF	90	0	0	0	0	50	1	0	0	50	1
32 Thiago Silvero DEF	90	0	0	2	1	54	0	2	1	54	0
8 Lucas Robertone MID	90	0	0	1	0	53	2	1	0	53	2
11 Matías Pellegrini MID	90	0	1	1	0	23	0	1	0	23	0
29 Rodrigo Aliendro MID	90	0	0	2	0	49	4	2	0	49	4
22 Manuel Lanzini MID	87	1	0	3	2	30	0	3	2	30	0
18 Simón Escobar MID	58	0	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	18	0
39 Thiago Aguirre FWD	58	0	0	0	0	15	2	0	0	15	2
10 Diego Valdés MID Sub	32	1	0	1	1	27	2	1	1	27	2
48 Luca Feler MID Sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15 Dilan Godoy FWD Sub	32	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
17 Álex Verón FWD Sub	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield team news

River Plate were without 2 players and Vélez Sarsfield were without 1 player.

River Plate 2 out

Juan Carlos Portillo Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 39 games Injured

Agustín Ruberto Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 21 games Injured

Vélez Sarsfield 1 out

Jano Gordon Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 29 games Injured

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield form

River Plate All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 0.4
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 0%
Over 2.5 goals: 0%

Vélez Sarsfield All venues

3 W · 2 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.20
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

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Season averages

River PlateVélez Sarsfield

20% Win rate 60%

0.40 Goals scored 1.40

0.80 Goals conceded 0.60

0% Both teams score 60%

0% Over 2.5 goals 20%

20% Clean sheets 40%

20% Scored first 80%

1.02 xG for 0.82

0.73 xG against 1.54

8.20 Match corners 10.40

Liga Profesional de Fútbol matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

30% Win rate 40%

0.90 Goals scored 1.10

1.00 Goals conceded 0.70

20% Both teams score 50%

20% Over 2.5 goals 20%

30% Clean sheets 40%

40% Scored first 70%

1.37 xG for 1.29

0.76 xG against 1.31

8.50 Match corners 9.90

Liga Profesional de Fútbol matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

48% Win rate 45%

1.24 Goals scored 1.14

0.84 Goals conceded 0.73

28% Both teams score 50%

28% Over 2.5 goals 23%

40% Clean sheets 41%

52% Scored first 64%

1.60 xG for 1.10

0.78 xG against 1.03

8.76 Match corners 9.18

Liga Profesional de Fútbol matches only, before kick-off: 25 for River Plate and 22 for Vélez Sarsfield.

River Plate at home and Vélez Sarsfield away this season.

53% Win rate 40%

1.53 Goals scored 1.30

1.00 Goals conceded 0.80

33% Both teams score 60%

40% Over 2.5 goals 20%

40% Clean sheets 40%

60% Scored first 60%

1.82 xG for 0.97

0.75 xG against 0.90

8.87 Match corners 8.30

Liga Profesional de Fútbol matches only, before kick-off: 15 for River Plate and 10 for Vélez Sarsfield.

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield head to head

3 River Plate wins 7 draws 3 Vélez Sarsfield wins

2.3 goals per game 38% both teams scored 38% over 2.5 goals

River Plate vs Vélez Sarsfield standings

Group A

Liga Profesional de Fútbol Group A table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Instituto	16	10	4	2	26	15	+11	34
2	Boca Juniors	16	9	6	1	24	14	+10	33
3	Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	25	17	+8	28
4	Defensa y Justicia	16	8	4	4	21	15	+6	28
5	Lanús	16	7	5	4	19	12	+7	26
6	Newell's Old Boys	16	5	8	3	16	13	+3	23
7	Independiente	16	6	5	5	15	16	-1	23
8	Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza	16	6	4	6	18	17	+1	22
9	Unión Santa Fe	16	6	3	7	24	24	0	21
10	Platense	16	5	5	6	18	20	-2	20
11	San Lorenzo	16	5	4	7	9	16	-7	19
12	Estudiantes	16	4	4	8	21	22	-1	16
13	Talleres Córdoba	16	3	4	9	17	23	-6	13
14	Deportivo Riestra	16	2	6	8	11	19	-8	12
15	Central Cordoba SdE	16	2	5	9	12	26	-14	11

Group B

Liga Profesional de Fútbol Group B table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rosario Central	16	10	4	2	26	12	+14	34
2	Argentinos Juniors	16	9	4	3	20	14	+6	31
3	Gimnasia La Plata	16	9	4	3	25	20	+5	31
4	River Plate	16	8	2	6	21	14	+7	26
5	Barracas Central	16	7	5	4	17	13	+4	26
6	Belgrano	16	6	5	5	17	15	+2	23
7	Independiente Rivadavia	16	6	5	5	21	24	-3	23
8	Huracán	16	6	4	6	14	16	-2	22
9	Sarmiento	16	6	3	7	23	24	-1	21
10	Tigre	16	5	4	7	16	16	0	19
11	Atlético Tucumán	16	4	6	6	16	17	-1	18
12	Banfield	16	3	6	7	18	25	-7	15
13	Racing Club	16	4	3	9	16	24	-8	15
14	Aldosivi	16	3	2	11	16	26	-10	11
15	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	16	2	3	11	10	23	-13	9

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Liga Profesional de Fútbol 2026 standings as of 15 Nov 2026, 22:04 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal Capacity 85,018 · Grass
Weather: 9°C, clear sky Wind 17 km/h · Humidity 71%
Managers: Eduardo Coudet River Plate Guillermo Barros Schelotto Vélez Sarsfield
Officials: Referee Darío Herrera 1st Assistant F. Rodríguez 2nd Assistant D. Martín 4th Official P. Dóvalo

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