River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Liga Profesional Argentina · Clausura - 6 · Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires · Ref Dario Herrera, Argentina

River Plate stats & fixtures · Velez Sarsfield stats & fixtures

River Plate drew with Velez Sarsfield 2–2 in Liga Profesional Argentina (Clausura - 6) on 23 August 2026. Expected goals finished 0.55–0.96. River Plate had 57% of the ball.

River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield match statistics

River PlateVelez Sarsfield

57% Ball possession 43%
0.55 Expected goals (xG) 0.96
13 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
6 Shots inside the box 8
3 Corners 5
13 Fouls 13
4 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
567 Passes 427
83% Pass accuracy 77%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Goal Á. Correa (assist L. Martínez) River Plate
41' Yellow card A. Moreno River Plate
43' Own goal Thiago Silveor River Plate
61' Goal D. Valdés (assist M. Pellegrini) Velez Sarsfield
74' Yellow card Elías Gómez Velez Sarsfield
79' Goal M. Lanzini (assist Elías Gómez) Velez Sarsfield
80' Yellow card L. Martínez River Plate

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

River Plate

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Eduardo Coudet

41 S. Beltrán

3 F. Ortega 30 N. Otamendi 28 L. Martínez 20 G. González

50 T. Andrada 6 A. Moreno

23 T. Almada 10 Á. Correa 35 J. Freitas

18 L. Beltrán

Bench E. Centurión , M. Acuña , G. Montiel , L. Rivero , M. Arambarri , J. Meza , F. Vera , T. Galván , L. Pereyra , L. Silva , S. Driussi , R. Borré

Velez Sarsfield

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Guilermo Barros Schelotto

1 T. Marchiori

3 Elías Gómez 16 L. Magallán 32 Thiago Silveor 4 J. García

29 R. Aliendro 8 L. Robertone

18 S. Escobar 22 M. Lanzini 11 M. Pellegrini

39 T. Aguirre

Bench F. Sanguinetti , E. Mammana , L. Cristaldo , A. Pereyra , D. Valdés , C. Baeza , Luca Feler , A. Verón , M. Arias , D. Godoy , J. Policella , L. Piola

Form guide

River Plate at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Velez Sarsfield away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Feb 26	Velez Sarsfield v River Plate	1–0
16 Nov 25	Velez Sarsfield v River Plate	0–0
4 May 25	River Plate v Velez Sarsfield	4–1
19 Oct 24	River Plate v Velez Sarsfield	1–1
30 May 23	Velez Sarsfield v River Plate	2–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield head-to-head record