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River Plate v Banfield : Primera División match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Feb, 22:30 BST, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespu, Capital Federal

Banfield are away from home on Thursday night, as manager Pedro Antonio Troglio takes his men to visit River Plate and Marcelo Daniel Gallardo at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespu in the Primera División. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
River Plate
55%
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Draw
26%
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Banfield
19%
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River Plate 1-0
15%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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River Plate 2-0
11%
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Draw 0-0
10%
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River Plate 2-1
9%
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Banfield 1-0
8%
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River Plate 3-0
6%
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River Plate 3-1
5%
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Banfield 2-1
5%
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Draw 2-2
4%
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Banfield 2-0
3%
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River Plate 4-0
2%
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River Plate 3-2
2%
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River Plate 4-1
2%
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Banfield 3-1
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
42%
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Under 2.5 Goals
58%
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Home 1st Goal
55%
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Away 1st Goal
39%
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No 1st Goal
6%
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BTTS - Yes
43%
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BTTS - No
57%
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BTTS - Home Win
20%
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BTTS - Draw
16%
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BTTS - Away Win
8%
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Home/draw
81%
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Away/draw
45%
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Home/away
74%
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Over 1.5 Goals
68%
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Under 1.5 Goals
32%
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Over 3.5 Goals
21%
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Under 3.5 Goals
79%
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Over 4.5 Goals
9%
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Under 4.5 Goals
91%
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Over 5.5 Goals
3%
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Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
90%
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Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
73%
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Away DNB
37%
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River Plate win to nil
35%
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Banfield win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win form
River Plate 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Banfield 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at River Plate since 2020
River Plate
Banfield
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
RIV
2
D
1
BAN
2
League games at Banfield since 2019
Banfield
River Plate
Goals: Scored
5
11
Games: Scored
5 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
2 / 7
RIV
4
D
2
BAN
1
Goal Statistics

River Plate's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday night, not least because Banfield have conceded in each of their last 10 Primera División outings. A PG of 1.6 for M. Gallardo's side suggests that run should continue.

River Plate 24th Banfield 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that River Plate will score 1 or more goals
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Banfield scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
River Plate’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
Banfield have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Primera División - 2026/2026 season
River Plate
PG (predicted goals)
Banfield
1.6
0.8
Attack rating
21%
better
RIV
BAN
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Games scored3
2
Failed to score2
3
Scored first2
1
Goals scored4
3
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.6
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal15
13
Conversion rate for7
8
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
31%
better
RIV
BAN
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Games conceded2
5
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first2
4
Goals conceded5
6
Avg. goals conceded1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against0.7
2
KickOff rating
+31%

River Plate v Banfield Primera División lLine ups will show here when available.

River Plate Primera División squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5213
S. BeltránJ Quintero J Quintero L. Rivero Cruz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S. Beltrán GLK5
-
G Montiel DEF51
1
-
L Quarta DEF5
1
-
L. Rivero Cruz DEF51
3
-
A Moreno  MID5
-
T Galván MID5
-
J Quintero  MID521
-
G Galoppo  MID5
1
-
I. Subiabre FWD5
-
M Salas FWD5
1
-
M Viña DEF4
2
1
F Vera MID4
1
1
F Colidio FWD41
-
M Acuña DEF3
3
-
S. Lencinas MID3
-
S Driussi FWD3
-
K Castaño MID2
-
A. Ruberto FWD2
-
P Díaz DEF1
-
J Portillo MID1
-
R Andrade MID1
-
Banfield Primera División squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5222
F SanguinettiM MéndezL. AbrahamD Arboleda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Sanguinetti GLK5
-
S Vittor DEF5
-
D Arboleda DEF5
2
-
L. Abraham DEF52
-
L. Gómez MID51
-
S. López Garcia MID5
-
T Adoryán MID5
2
-
R. Auzmendi FWD5
1
-
M Méndez FWD521
-
B Sepúlveda FWD4
-
J. Alfaro DEF3
1
-
N Colazo DEF3
-
S. Esquivel MID3
1
1
L Villegas MID3
1
-
L Ríos MID3
-
L. Palavecino MID3
-
L. Piñero FWD3
1
-
N Meriano DEF2
1
T. Perrotta FWD2
-
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