Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 03, 2026

River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia: match statistics

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River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

River Plate plays Independiente Rivadavia in Primera División (Argentina). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026.

Recent form

River Plate has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Independiente Rivadavia has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

River Plate scores 1.45 goals per game and allows 0.85. Independiente Rivadavia scores 1.76 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 35% of River Plate's games and 71% of Independiente Rivadavia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 35% and 53%, 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 1.67 per game. River Plate takes 16.8 shots per game, while Independiente Rivadavia takes 14.6.

First-half and second-half trends

River Plate leads at halftime in 30% of its games and scores 0.95 goals per game after halftime. Independiente Rivadavia leads at halftime in 29% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

River Plate's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Independiente Rivadavia, it is minutes 16-30 (9 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, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.74)
(3.38)
(5.45)

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.

River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
1.45Goals scored / game1.76
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0.85Goals allowed / game1
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
65%Average possession49%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
5.65Shots on target / game5.06
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.75Shots per game14.59
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
5.65Shots on target5.06
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
8.7%Shot conversion12.1%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
65%Possession49%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
1.87xG for1.67
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
1.09xG against1.39
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

Shooting quality

River Plate: DominantIndependiente Rivadavia: Attacking
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.35

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.

Independiente Rivadavia is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - River Plate · 1.6 pts / game - Independiente Rivadavia

River Plate
LDWWL
Season result split
55% W15% R30% P
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 at home (W-D-L)
7-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Independiente Rivadavia
WDWDL
Season result split
59% W24% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-3
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-0
Last 5 away
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Independiente Rivadavia is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.45 goals / game - River Plate · 1.76 goals / game - Independiente Rivadavia

River Plate is 18% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.85 goals / game - River Plate · 1 goals / game - Independiente Rivadavia

River Plate scoring profile: very strong

River Plate scores in 75% of games (15 of 20 meczów), while Independiente Rivadavia keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 meczów).

Independiente Rivadavia scoring profile: strong

Independiente Rivadavia scores in 88% of games (15 of 17 meczów), while River Plate keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)30
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
17Goals conceded (season)17
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
2.3Average goals per game2.76
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
7Goals scored (last 5)10
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal88%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
55%2 goals53%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
15%3 goals24%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0%4 goals6%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal76%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
15%2 goals24%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
10%3 goals0%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
5%4 goals0%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

* 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.

71%
Independiente Rivadavia - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 17 meczów
45%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time35%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
5%BTTS in both halves0%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
45%Scored in both halves41%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
40%BTTS - last 580%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

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.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

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 - half-time state
30% leading40% draw30% trailing
Independiente Rivadavia - half-time state
29% leading47% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1.35
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.76
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.47
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
50%Clean sheet before half-time41%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
50%No goal before half-time41%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

After half-time (2nd half)

2.1Points per game (2nd half)1.94
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0.95Goals scored (2nd half)1
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
0.3Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.29
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
80%Clean sheet after half-time76%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia
30%No goal after half-time29%
River PlateIndependiente Rivadavia

River Plate - second-half results

60% W30% R10% P
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.

Independiente Rivadavia - second-half results

47% W53% R0% P
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 59%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

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
Independiente Rivadavia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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.

Independiente Rivadavia
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
9
1
16-30
1
8
31-45
5
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
7
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

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.
123%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
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%

Independiente Rivadavia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
196%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
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.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

River PlateLigaIndependiente Rivadavia
Average goals per game 2.302.08 2.76
Both teams scored 35%45% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%34% 53%
Clean sheets 45%34% 24%
Goal before half-time 80%61% 82%
Goal after half-time 70%71% 71%

^ 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 River Plate's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Independiente Rivadavia. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do River Plate and Independiente Rivadavia play?

River Plate face Independiente Rivadavia on September 6, 2026 in Primera División. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

River Plate score 1.45 goals per game on average and Independiente Rivadavia 1.76. The Primera División average is 2.08 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 35% of River Plate's matches and 71% of Independiente Rivadavia's.

What form are River Plate and Independiente Rivadavia in?

Over the last 5 games River Plate have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Independiente Rivadavia 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.