River Plate vs Racing Club Prediction

River Plate
1-0
Finished
HT 1-0
Racing Club
El Monumental, Buenos Aires·Leandro Rey Hilfer 25/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
67%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.46
SignalSOLIDModel66%SurpriseMediumGap-1.0%
Value Analysis
68%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.46
SignalGOODModel68%SurpriseMediumGap+3.0%
River Plate Rest
6 days
Racing Club Rest
7 days

River Plate vs Racing Club: the result in context

River Plate beat Racing Club 1-0 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 25 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

River Plate have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 2.8 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
65%1.46
X
22%4.14
2
13%7.00
Double Chance
1X
87%1.10
X2
35%2.58
Both Teams to Score
Yes
46%2.06
No
54%1.68
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.59 + 0.81 = 2.40
Over 1.5
73%1.29
Over 2.5
47%1.95
Over 3.5
28%3.40
Under 1.5
27%3.39
Under 2.5
53%1.85
Under 3.5
72%1.30
Corners
Projected Corners: 7.3 + 3.5 = 10.7
Over 8.5
72%1.72
Over 9.5
61%2.18
Over 10.5
50%2.90
Under 8.5
28%2.02
Under 9.5
39%1.59
Under 10.5
50%1.32
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.7 = 4.5
Over 3.5
66%1.26
Over 4.5
48%1.62
Under 3.5
34%3.60
Under 4.5
52%2.20

Match Events

17'Anibal Ismael Moreno INLucas Silva out
33'Lautaro RiveroAssist: Ángel Correa
40'Matías ZarachoFoul
42'Ezequiel CannavoFoul
45+4'Goal cancelledÁngel Correa
58'Lucas Beltran INJuan Cruz Meza out
58'Tomás Ezequiel Galván INLautaro Pereyra out
59'Alejandro Joaquín TelloFoul
66'Tomás ConechnyFoul
68'Matías Kranevitter INLeonel Pérez out
68'Alejandro Joaquín Tello INLautaro Diaz out
83'Tomás Conechny INDuván Vergara out
83'Matías Zaracho INAdrián Fernández out
87'Gastón Lódico INFrancisco Fraga out
88'Lucas SilvaFoul
90+3'Thiago Almada INRafael Borré out

Lineups

River Plate
4-3-1-2Coach: Leonardo Ponzio
Racing Club
4-3-1-2Coach: S. Romero
Avg rating7.02
Avg rating6.34
S. Beltrán6.841S. Beltrán
G. Montiel6.529G. Montiel
N. Otamendi7.230N. Otamendi
L. Rivero8.413L. Rivero
F. Ortega7.23F. Ortega
T. Andrada6.450T. Andrada
A. Moreno6.86A. Moreno
T. Galván7.126T. Galván
T. Almada7.623T. Almada
Á. Correa7.710Á. Correa
L. Beltrán6.718L. Beltrán
F. Cambeses7.025F. Cambeses
E. Cannavo5.64E. Cannavo
M. Martinez6.638M. Martinez
G. Escudero6.443G. Escudero
I. Rodríguez6.819I. Rodríguez
A. Tello6.046A. Tello
M. Kranevitter6.75M. Kranevitter
G. Lodico6.420G. Lodico
M. Zaracho6.511M. Zaracho
A. Martínez6.19A. Martínez
T. Conechny5.917T. Conechny

River Plate Substitutes

19R. Borré90+3'for Thiago Almada
8M. Arambarri
33E. Centurión
9S. Driussi
27Santiago Joaquín Espíndola
20G. González
31F. González
43V. Lucero
24J. Meza58'for Lucas Beltran6.9
25L. Pereyra58'for Tomás Ezequiel Galván6.6
2T. Palacio
44L. Silva17'for Anibal Ismael Moreno88'6.5

Racing Club Substitutes

32L. Díaz68'for Alejandro Joaquín Tello6.2
23N. Colombo
24A. Fernández83'for Matías Zaracho6.2
40F. Fraga87'for Gastón Lódico6.4
16D. Ortegoza
2M. Pérez
33L. Pérez68'for Matías Kranevitter6.6
30M. Tagliamonte
22E. Torres
7D. Vergara83'for Tomás Conechny6.3
42Galo Volpe
14J. Barinaga

Match Stats

River PlateRacing Club
49%Ball Possession51%
5Corner Kicks5
1Yellow Cards4
12Total Shots9
5Shots on Goal3
6Shots off Goal1
8Shots Inside Box6
4Shots Outside Box3
1Blocked Shots5
9Fouls14
3Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves4
456Total Passes451
351Passes Accurate342
77%Pass Accuracy76%

Team Comparison

River PlateRiver Plate
Racing ClubRacing Club
1761Elo Rating 1623
1.68Attack 1.41
2.30Defense 1.44
61%Hit Rate 34%
20.1Shots per Game 11.0
6.5Shots on Target 4.2
7.7Corners per Game 6.5
1.4Cards per Game 2.5

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+138 Elo
📈BTTS Trend40% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

River PlateRiver Plate
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.6 in first half)
Racing ClubRacing Club
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1 vs 0.4 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

River PlateRiver Plate6Wins · 60%
Draws220%
Racing ClubRacing Club2Wins · 20%
2.8Avg Goals
40%Both teams scored4 of 10
60%3+ goals6 of 10

Previous meetings

Liga Profesional Argentina13/04/2026
Racing ClubRiver Plate
02
Liga Profesional Argentina24/11/2025
Racing ClubRiver Plate
32
Copa Argentina02/10/2025
Racing ClubRiver Plate
01
Liga Profesional Argentina15/12/2024
Racing ClubRiver Plate
10
Liga Profesional Argentina29/07/2023
River PlateRacing Club
21
Liga Profesional Argentina23/10/2022
Racing ClubRiver Plate
12
Liga Profesional Argentina27/02/2022
River PlateRacing Club
22
Liga Profesional Argentina26/11/2021
River PlateRacing Club
40
Liga Profesional Argentina28/03/2021
River PlateRacing Club
00
Super Copa05/03/2021
Racing ClubRiver Plate
05

Referee Profile

Leandro Rey Hilfer211 matches

5.08Cards per match
4.89Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
25.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Leandro Rey Hilfer5.08
Other referees5.15

5.08 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.15).

Cards come from 149 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group B

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia16104229:15+1434DWWWW
2River PlateRiver Plate1692522:12+1029LWWWW
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1685317:13+429WLWWW
4Rosario CentralRosario Central1684420:16+428WLWLW
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1675417:13+426DWLLD
6Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1682619:19026WWLLL
7HuracanHuracan1657417:13+422DWWDD
8Racing ClubRacing Club1656517:15+221DLLWW
9Barracas CentralBarracas Central1656515:15021DWLDW
10TigreTigre1648418:15+320DDLLD
11Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1661913:20-719LLWWL
12BanfieldBanfield1653817:19-218DLLWL
13Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1635815:20-514LDLWL
14AldosiviAldosivi160886:19-138DLDLL
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto1612135:24-195LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1629:1534
2River PlateRiver Plate1622:1229
3Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1617:1329
4Rosario CentralRosario Central1620:1628
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1617:1326
6Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1619:1926
7HuracanHuracan1617:1322
8Racing ClubRacing Club1617:1521
9Barracas CentralBarracas Central1615:1521
10TigreTigre1618:1520
11Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1613:2019
12BanfieldBanfield1617:1918
13Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1615:2014
14AldosiviAldosivi166:198
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto165:245

Clausura - Group B

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Rosario CentralRosario Central1484222:11+1128WLWLW
2Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1484218:11+728WLWWW
3Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1474321:18+325WWLLL
4River PlateRiver Plate1472519:13+623LWWWW
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1464414:11+322DWLLD
6Barracas CentralBarracas Central1464413:11+222DWLDW
7Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1463522:21+121LLWWL
8HuracanHuracan1454512:14-219DWWDD
9Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1454517:22-519DWWWW
10Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1445513:13017LDLWL
11BanfieldBanfield1435615:20-514DLLWL
12TigreTigre1434713:16-313DDLLD
13Racing ClubRacing Club1433814:21-712DLLWW
14AldosiviAldosivi1432915:22-711DLDLL
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto142399:19-109LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Rosario CentralRosario Central1422:1128
2Argentinos JRSArgentinos JRS1418:1128
3Gimnasia L.P.Gimnasia L.P.1421:1825
4River PlateRiver Plate1419:1323
5Belgrano CordobaBelgrano Cordoba1414:1122
6Barracas CentralBarracas Central1413:1122
7Sarmiento JuninSarmiento Junin1422:2121
8HuracanHuracan1412:1419
9Independ. RivadaviaIndepend. Rivadavia1417:2219
10Atletico TucumanAtletico Tucuman1413:1317
11BanfieldBanfield1415:2014
12TigreTigre1413:1613
13Racing ClubRacing Club1414:2112
14AldosiviAldosivi1415:2211
15Estudiantes de Rio CuartoEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto149:199

About the River Plate vs Racing Club forecast

The forecasts for this Liga Profesional Argentina match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

River Plate and Racing Club in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

In the Liga Profesional Argentina table, River Plate are 2nd and Racing Club 8th, 8 points apart. League goal record so far: River Plate 22-12, Racing Club 17-15. The full standings are on the Liga Profesional Argentina Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

River Plate have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Racing Club have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.