Argentina - Primera DivisiónData current as of 05 August 2026

Tigre vs River Plate: match statistics

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Tigre vs River Plate: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Tigre play River Plate in Primera División (Argentina). The match date is 8 August 2026.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Tigre: 46-60 (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, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.36)
(2.88)
(2.34)

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.

1.13Goals scored / match1.45
TigreRiver Plate
0.94Goals conceded / match0.85
TigreRiver Plate
47%Average possession65%
TigreRiver Plate
4.38Shots on target / match5.65
TigreRiver Plate

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.88Shots per match16.75
TigreRiver Plate
4.38Shots on target5.65
TigreRiver Plate
8.1%Shot conversion8.7%
TigreRiver Plate
47%Possession65%
TigreRiver Plate
1.57xG for1.87
TigreRiver Plate
1.23xG against1.09
TigreRiver Plate

Shooting quality

Tigre: BalancedRiver Plate: Dominant
TigreRiver Plate
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
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.

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

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 at home (W-D-L)
3-4-1
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DDDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
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 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 28% better for: goals scored per match.

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

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

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

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).

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).

18Goals scored (season)29
TigreRiver Plate
15Goals conceded (season)17
TigreRiver Plate
2.06Average goals in match2.3
TigreRiver Plate
2Goals scored (last 5)7
TigreRiver Plate
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
TigreRiver Plate

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal75%
TigreRiver Plate
25%2 goals55%
TigreRiver Plate
13%3 goals15%
TigreRiver Plate
6%4 goals0%
TigreRiver Plate

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal55%
TigreRiver Plate
19%2 goals15%
TigreRiver Plate
0%3 goals10%
TigreRiver Plate
0%4 goals5%
TigreRiver 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.

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time20%
TigreRiver Plate
0%BTTS in both halves5%
TigreRiver Plate
19%Scored in both halves45%
TigreRiver Plate

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
TigreRiver Plate
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
TigreRiver Plate
40%BTTS - last 540%
TigreRiver 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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
TigreRiver Plate
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
TigreRiver Plate
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
TigreRiver Plate

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
TigreRiver Plate
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
TigreRiver Plate
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
TigreRiver 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.

Tigre - half-time state
31% leading38% draw31% trailing
River Plate - half-time state
30% leading40% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.3
TigreRiver Plate
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.5
TigreRiver Plate
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
TigreRiver Plate
0.81Average goals (1st half)1.05
TigreRiver Plate
69%Clean sheet before half-time50%
TigreRiver Plate
63%No goal before half-time50%
TigreRiver Plate

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per match (2nd half)2.1
TigreRiver Plate
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
TigreRiver Plate
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.3
TigreRiver Plate
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.25
TigreRiver Plate
50%Clean sheet after half-time80%
TigreRiver Plate
50%No goal after half-time30%
TigreRiver Plate

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 - 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 - 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
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.

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.

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.

* 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
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+61%
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

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.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
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%

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

TigreLigaRiver Plate
Average goals in match 2.062.08 2.30
Both teams scored 56%45% 35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%34% 35%
Clean sheets 25%34% 45%
Goal before half-time 63%61% 80%
Goal after half-time 69%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 (2): Tigre 1 - 0 - 1 River Plate. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

CA River Plate
1 : 4
CA Tigre
Tigre
0 : 2
River Plate

FAQ

When do Tigre and River Plate play?

Tigre face River Plate on 8 August 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 Tigre and River Plate?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Tigre won 1, River Plate won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Tigre score 1.13 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 Tigre's matches and 35% of River Plate's.

What form are Tigre and River Plate in?

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

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

The statistical background for Tigre vs River Plate — 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.