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

Sun 15th Mar, 22:45 BST, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespu, Capital Federal

River Plate are in Primera División action on Sunday night, as Marcelo Daniel Gallardo attempts to outsmart Facundo Sava and his Sarmiento side at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespu. Analysing both teams' last 20 Primera División matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: River Plate to win

We think there's an outright winner in this game, and it's River Plate. Their recent form stats show they're capable at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Sarmiento too. The odds point towards Marcelo Daniel Gallardo's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Sunday night too.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think River Plate are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.36.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
River Plate
71%
3/104/11
Draw
18%
7/219/5
Sarmiento
10%
9/18/1
River Plate 2-0
13%
5/119/4
River Plate 1-0
12%
11/219/4
River Plate 3-0
10%
7/113/2
River Plate 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 1-1
9%
8/17/1
River Plate 3-1
7%
11/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/19/1
River Plate 4-0
5%
14/111/1
Sarmiento 1-0
4%
20/114/1
River Plate 4-1
4%
20/116/1
Draw 2-2
3%
22/118/1
Sarmiento 2-1
3%
25/120/1
River Plate 3-2
2%
33/122/1
River Plate 5-0
2%
28/120/1
River Plate 5-1
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/54/5
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
62%
1/33/10
Away 1st Goal
35%
13/53/1
No 1st Goal
4%
10/117/2
BTTS - Yes
44%
6/56/5
BTTS - No
56%
8/138/13
BTTS - Home Win
27%
5/212/5
BTTS - Draw
12%
11/211/2
BTTS - Away Win
5%
18/114/1
Home/draw
90%
1/161/16
Away/draw
29%
9/421/10
Home/away
82%
2/112/11
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/413/5
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2/119/10
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/117/4
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/82/15
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/19/1
Home DNB
84%
1/101/11
Away DNB
23%
6/111/2
River Plate win to nil
44%
1/1-
Sarmiento win to nil
6%
14/1-
River Plate / River Plate
42%
20/2110/11
River Plate / Sarmiento
2%
50/140/1
River Plate / Draw
5%
16/116/1
Draw / River Plate
21%
11/43/1
Draw / Sarmiento
5%
16/114/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
Sarmiento / River Plate
4%
20/120/1
Sarmiento / Sarmiento
6%
16/111/1
Sarmiento / Draw
4%
20/116/1
Win / draw / win form
4
Sarmiento have lost 4 consecutive away league games
6
Sarmiento have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
River Plate 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Sarmiento 21ST
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at River Plate since 2022
River Plate
Sarmiento
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
RIV
1
SAR
2
League games at Sarmiento since 2021
Sarmiento
River Plate
Goals: Scored
2
12
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
RIV
3
D
1
Goal Statistics
River Plate 24th Sarmiento 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
25%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 64% probability that River Plate will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 85% probability of Sarmiento scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
River Plate’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Sarmiento have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Primera División - 2026/2026 season
River Plate
PG (predicted goals)
Sarmiento
2.2
0.7
Attack rating
10%
better
RIV
SAR
view stats
Games scored5
5
Failed to score3
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored8
6
Avg. goals scored1
0.7
Avg. shots per game12
7
Avg. shots per goal12
11
Conversion rate for8
9
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
2%
better
RIV
SAR
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded8
9
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
11
Conversion rate against14%
9%
Avg. XG against0.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%

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

River Plate Primera División squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8224
G MontielG MontielI. SubiabreL. Rivero Cruz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S. Beltrán GLK8
-
G Montiel DEF82
2
-
L Quarta DEF81
2
-
A Moreno  MID8
-
T Galván MID81
-
I. Subiabre FWD82
1
-
L. Rivero Cruz DEF71
4
-
F Vera MID7
1
1
G Galoppo  MID7
1
-
J Quintero  MID621
-
S Driussi FWD61
-
M Salas FWD6
1
-
F Colidio FWD61
-
M Viña DEF5
3
1
M Acuña DEF4
3
-
S. Lencinas MID4
-
K Castaño MID3
-
R Andrade MID3
-
A. Ruberto FWD3
1
-
P Díaz DEF2
1
-
F Armani GLK1
-
J Portillo MID1
-
C. Jaime FWD1
-
Sarmiento Primera División squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9425
J BurraiJ MarabelJ ContreraJ Insaurralde
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Burrai GLK9
1
-
C Zabala MID9
1
-
J Contrera FWD92
3
-
D Churín FWD92
1
-
S Salle FWD9
4
-
J Marabel FWD941
-
Y Arismendi  FWD8
3
-
J Insaurralde DEF7
4
1
C Villalba MID7
4
-
M Martínez MID7
-
J. Rentería Arias FWD71
2
-
G. Arturia DEF6
1
-
R Barcos DEF6
2
-
J Cabrera DEF6
2
-
M García MID6
1
-
J Gómez MID6
1
-
L Suárez DEF5
1
-
T Santamaría DEF5
1
-
A. Seyral Echecopar DEF4
1
-
G Díaz DEF3
-
B. Márquez FWD3
1
-
M Mónaco MID1
1
-
C. Delgado Escobar FWD1
-
A. González FWD1
-
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