Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 16 July 2026

River Plate vs Tigre: match statistics

River Plate crest
River Plate
1 : 4half-time 0:2
Tigre crest
Tigre
165%(1.55)
X25%(3.90)
210%(6.50)

River Plate displays impressive home form with a 100% win rate and clean sheets in all home matches this season. The hosts dominate statistically at their own stadium, averaging 17 shots and 71% possession, with just 0.33 xG conceded per match. Tigre, despite good overall form, has clear problems away from home – 0% away wins and only draws this season, with a low average xG (0.82) and just 3 shots on target per match. The difference in River Plate's home quality and Tigre's away weaknesses clearly favors the hosts. Considering all factors, a River Plate victory is the most likely scenario, although Tigre's solid overall form gives a chance for a draw.

River Plate vs Tigre: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

River Plate play Tigre in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 8 February 2026 at 00:00. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

River Plate: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Tigre: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

River Plate scores 1.45 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Tigre scores 1.13 and concedes 0.94. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: River Plate 35%, Tigre 56%. Over 2.5: River Plate 35%, Tigre 25%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

River Plate has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.57. River Plate: 16.8 shots per match, Tigre: 13.9.

Match halves

River Plate: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.95. Tigre: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

River Plate: 76-90+ (8 goals). Tigre: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División: 2.08 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

River Plate displays impressive home form with a 100% win rate and clean sheets in all home matches this season. The hosts dominate statistically at their own stadium, averaging 17 shots and 71% possession, with just 0.33 xG conceded per match. Tigre, despite good overall form, has clear problems away from home – 0% away wins and only draws this season, with a low average xG (0.82) and just 3 shots on target per match. The difference in River Plate's home quality and Tigre's away weaknesses clearly favors the hosts. Considering all factors, a River Plate victory is the most likely scenario, although Tigre's solid overall form gives a chance for a draw.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

71Possession (%)29
River PlateTigre
17Shots11
River PlateTigre
5Shots on target6
River PlateTigre
1.76xG1.24
River PlateTigre
7Corners2
River PlateTigre
46Dangerous attacks17
River PlateTigre
9Fouls13
River PlateTigre
4Cards4
River PlateTigre

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.45Goals scored / match1.13
River PlateTigre
0.85Goals conceded / match0.94
River PlateTigre
65%Average possession47%
River PlateTigre
5.65Shots on target / match4.38
River PlateTigre

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.75Shots per match13.88
River PlateTigre
5.65Shots on target4.38
River PlateTigre
8.7%Shot conversion8.1%
River PlateTigre
65%Possession47%
River PlateTigre
1.87xG for1.57
River PlateTigre
1.09xG against1.23
River PlateTigre

Shooting quality

River Plate: DominantTigre: Balanced
River PlateTigre
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.26

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

River Plate is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - River Plate · 0.6 pts / match - Tigre

River Plate
LDWWL
Season result split
55% W15% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-3-6
1.80 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Tigre
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W50% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-4
1.25 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

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 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.45 goals / match - River Plate · 1.13 goals / match - Tigre

River Plate is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - River Plate · 0.94 goals / match - Tigre

River Plate scoring profile: very strong

River Plate scores in 75% of matches (15 of 20 matches), while Tigre keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

Tigre scoring profile: mixed

Tigre scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while River Plate keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 matches).

29Goals scored (season)18
River PlateTigre
17Goals conceded (season)15
River PlateTigre
2.3Average goals in match2.06
River PlateTigre
7Goals scored (last 5)2
River PlateTigre
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
River PlateTigre

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal69%
River PlateTigre
55%2 goals25%
River PlateTigre
15%3 goals13%
River PlateTigre
0%4 goals6%
River PlateTigre

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal75%
River PlateTigre
15%2 goals19%
River PlateTigre
10%3 goals0%
River PlateTigre
5%4 goals0%
River PlateTigre

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time6%
River PlateTigre
5%BTTS in both halves0%
River PlateTigre
45%Scored in both halves19%
River PlateTigre

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
River PlateTigre
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
River PlateTigre
40%BTTS - last 540%
River PlateTigre

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
River PlateTigre
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
River PlateTigre
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
River PlateTigre

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
River PlateTigre
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
River PlateTigre
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
River PlateTigre

Match 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
Tigre - half-time state
31% leading38% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.31
River PlateTigre
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.44
River PlateTigre
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
River PlateTigre
1.05Average goals (1st half)0.81
River PlateTigre
50%Clean sheet before half-time69%
River PlateTigre
50%No goal before half-time63%
River PlateTigre

After half-time (2nd half)

2.1Points per match (2nd half)1.44
River PlateTigre
0.95Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
River PlateTigre
0.3Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
River PlateTigre
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.25
River PlateTigre
80%Clean sheet after half-time50%
River PlateTigre
30%No goal after half-time50%
River PlateTigre

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 half-time in 30% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Tigre - second-half results

31% W50% R19% P
21
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 25%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

River Plate - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.6
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
Tigre - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Tigre
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.18
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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%

Tigre

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

River PlateLigaTigre
Average goals in match 2.302.08 2.06
Both teams scored 35%45% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%34% 25%
Clean sheets 45%34% 25%
Goal before half-time 80%61% 63%
Goal after half-time 70%71% 69%

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

2.08
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: River Plate 1 - 0 - 0 Tigre. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

CA Tigre
0 : 2
CA River Plate

FAQ

What was the result of River Plate vs Tigre?

The Primera División match finished River Plate 1:4 Tigre. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before River Plate vs Tigre?

River Plate score 1.45 goals per game on average and Tigre 1.13. 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 56% of Tigre's.

What form are River Plate and Tigre in?

Over the last 5 games River Plate have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Tigre 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for River Plate vs Tigre — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.