River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield match stats & report

4–1 Full time

Liga Profesional Argentina · 1st Phase - 16 · Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires · Ref Andres Merlos, Argentina

River Plate stats & fixtures · Velez Sarsfield stats & fixtures

River Plate beat Velez Sarsfield 4–1 in Liga Profesional Argentina (1st Phase - 16) on 4 May 2025. River Plate had 59% of the ball.

River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield match statistics

River PlateVelez Sarsfield

59% Ball possession 41%
17 Total shots 10
8 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 3
6 Corners 2
15 Fouls 18
3 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
535 Passes 373
82% Pass accuracy 76%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

14' Goal S. Driussi River Plate
28' Goal F. Colidio (assist I. Fernández) River Plate
30' Yellow card L. González River Plate
32' Yellow card Thiago Silveor Velez Sarsfield
33' Goal I. Fernández (assist F. Mastantuono) River Plate
37' Goal M. Carrizo (assist A. Bouzat) Velez Sarsfield
43' Yellow card K. Vázquez Velez Sarsfield
59' Yellow card Giuliano Galoppo River Plate
78' Yellow card C. Baeza Velez Sarsfield
90' Penalty scored M. Borja River Plate
90+1' Yellow card K. Castano River Plate
90+5' Yellow card V. Gómez Velez Sarsfield
90+5' Red card V. Gómez Velez Sarsfield

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

River Plate

Confirmed 4-3-3 Marcelo Daniel Gallardo

1 F. Armani

20 M. Casco 14 L. González 6 G. Pezzella 16 F. Bustos

34 Giuliano Galoppo 24 E. Pérez 26 I. Fernández

11 F. Colidio 15 S. Driussi 30 F. Mastantuono

Bench J. Ledesma , M. Acuña , K. Castano , M. Kranevitter , R. Aliendro , S. Simón , M. Meza , M. Lanzini , G. Tapia , Ian Martin Subiabre , M. Borja , F. Gattoni

Velez Sarsfield

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Guillermo Barros Schelotto

12 R. Rodríguez

3 Elías Gómez 31 V. Gómez 34 D. Fernández 40 Thiago Silveor

33 K. Vázquez 32 C. Ordoñez

11 M. Pellegrini 26 A. Bouzat 28 M. Carrizo

9 B. Romero

Bench L. Garzon , I. Andrada , A. Quiroz , T. Cavanagh , L. Roldán , T. Galván , A. Montoro , C. Baeza , I. Machuca , F. Pizzini , M. Fernández , M. Santos

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
19 Oct 24	River Plate v Velez Sarsfield	1–1
30 May 23	Velez Sarsfield v River Plate	2–2

Only 2 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