Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 12 September 2026

Atlético Tucumán vs River Plate: match statistics

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

Key match information

Atlético Tucumán play River Plate in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 12 September 2026.

Current form

Atlético Tucumán: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. River Plate: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Atlético Tucumán scores 0.94 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. River Plate scores 1.45 and concedes 0.85. League average: 2.08 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Atlético Tucumán 56%, River Plate 35%. Over 2.5: Atlético Tucumán 50%, River Plate 35%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

River Plate has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.44. Atlético Tucumán: 12.3 shots per match, River Plate: 16.8.

Match halves

Atlético Tucumán: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50. River Plate: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

Atlético Tucumán: 31-45+ (4 goals). River Plate: 76-90+ (8 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

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-2. Average goals 1.75, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.05)
(3.00)
(2.06)

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.

Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
0.94Goals scored / match1.45
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
1.25Goals conceded / match0.85
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
47%Average possession65%
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
3.5Shots on target / match5.65
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.25Shots per match16.75
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Atlético Tucumán
LDLDW
Season result split
19% W31% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-8
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LDWDD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

River Plate is 47% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Atlético Tucumán scoring profile: strong

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

River Plate scoring profile: strong

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

15Goals scored (season)29
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
20Goals conceded (season)17
Atlético TucumánRiver Plate
2.19Average goals in match2.3
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 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.

56%
Atlético Tucumán - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 16 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.13 pts / match - Atlético Tucumán · 1.3 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 19%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 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.

Atlético Tucumán - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.60.8
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 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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
139%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
72%
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%

* 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

Atlético TucumánLigaRiver Plate
Average goals in match 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 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

Recent meetings (4): Atlético Tucumán 2 - 0 - 2 River Plate. Average goals 1.75, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 12 September 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.