Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 12, 2026

Atlético Tucumán vs River Plate: match statistics

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Atlético Tucumán vs River Plate: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Atlético Tucumán plays River Plate in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026.

Recent form

Atlético Tucumán has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. River Plate has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Atlético Tucumán scores 0.94 goals per game and allows 1.25. River Plate scores 1.45 and allows 0.85. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Atlético Tucumán's games and 35% of River Plate's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 35%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

River Plate has the higher season xG average, 1.87 to 1.44 per game. Atlético Tucumán takes 12.3 shots per game, while River Plate takes 16.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Atlético Tucumán leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. River Plate leads at halftime in 30% and scores 0.95 after halftime.

When the teams score

Atlético Tucumán's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For River Plate, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.08 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 34% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 1.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(4.05)
(3.00)
(2.06)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.94Goals scored / game1.45
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1.25Goals allowed / game0.85
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
47%Average possession65%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
3.5Shots on target / game5.65
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.25Shots per game16.75
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
3.5Shots on target5.65
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
7.7%Shot conversion8.7%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
47%Possession65%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1.44xG for1.87
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1.33xG against1.09
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Shooting quality

Atlético Tucumán: BalancedRiver Plate: Dominant
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
Accuracy (shots on target)29%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

River Plate is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Atlético Tucumán · 1.4 pts / game - River Plate

Atlético Tucumán
LDLDW
Season result split
19% W31% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-8
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LDWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
River Plate
LDWWL
Season result split
55% W15% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-3-6
1.80 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

River Plate is 54% better for: goals scored per game.

0.94 goals / game - Atlético Tucumán · 1.45 goals / game - River Plate

River Plate is 47% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.25 goals / game - Atlético Tucumán · 0.85 goals / game - River Plate

Atlético Tucumán scoring profile: strong

Atlético Tucumán scores in 75% of games (12 of 16 meczów), while River Plate keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 meczów).

River Plate scoring profile: strong

River Plate scores in 75% of games (15 of 20 meczów), while Atlético Tucumán keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)29
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
20Goals conceded (season)17
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
2.19Average goals per game2.3
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
3Goals scored (last 5)7
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
6%2 goals55%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
6%3 goals15%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
6%4 goals0%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal55%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
44%2 goals15%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
13%3 goals10%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0%4 goals5%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
Atlético Tucumán - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 16 meczów
45%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
6%Scored in both halves45%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
40%BTTS - last 540%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

River Plate is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / game - Atlético Tucumán · 1.3 pts / game - River Plate

Atlético Tucumán - half-time state
25% leading38% draw38% trailing
River Plate - half-time state
30% leading40% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per game (1st half)1.3
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1Average goals (1st half)1.05
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
63%No goal before half-time50%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)2.1
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.3
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.25
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
44%Clean sheet after half-time80%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
56%No goal after half-time30%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Atlético Tucumán - second-half results

19% W44% D38% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 19%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

River Plate - second-half results

60% W30% D10% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding183%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Atlético Tucumán - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
River Plate - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Atlético Tucumán
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
3
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

River Plate
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
4
16-30
6
5
31-45
7
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Atlético Tucumán

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
139%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

River Plate

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

Atlético TucumánLigaRiver Plate
Average goals per game 2.192.08 2.30
Both teams scored 56%45% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%34% 35%
Clean sheets 31%34% 45%
Goal before half-time 75%61% 80%
Goal after half-time 75%71% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.08
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Atlético Tucumán's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against River Plate. Games average 1.75 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

CA River Plate
0 : 1
CA Tucuman
CA Tucuman
2 : 0
CA River Plate
CA River Plate
1 : 0
CA Tucuman
Atlético Tucumán
0 : 3
River Plate

FAQ

When do Atlético Tucumán and River Plate play?

Atlético Tucumán face River Plate on September 12, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Atlético Tucumán and River Plate?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Atlético Tucumán won 2, River Plate won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Atlético Tucumán vs River Plate?

Atlético Tucumán score 0.94 goals per game on average and River Plate 1.45. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Atlético Tucumán's matches and 35% of River Plate's.

What form are Atlético Tucumán and River Plate in?

Over the last 5 games Atlético Tucumán have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and River Plate 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Atlético Tucumán vs River Plate?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.