Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026Estadio Monumental

River Plate 0–1 Rosario Central · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

0–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Rosario Central won 0–1.

Shots
2512
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
2.080.59
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rosario Central beat River Plate 1–0. Recorded in this match (River Plate – Rosario Central): shots 25–12, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 2.08–0.59, possession 65%–35%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

River Plate's recent record differs from the season

moderate

River Plate's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.22 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.22 goals/match1.02 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for River Plate, Rosario Central.

4 days ▲Rest daysRiver Plate · Rosario Central4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricRiver PlateRosario CentralBaseline
Rest days4 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Rosario Central have a visible away split

moderate

Rosario Central's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.82 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.82 shots/match13.1 shots/match11.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots25 shots12 shotsRiver Plate 25 shots, Rosario Central 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsRiver Plate 6 shots, Rosario Central 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.08 xG0.59 xGRiver Plate 2.08 xG, Rosario Central 0.59 xG
  • Possession65%35%River Plate 65%, Rosario Central 35%
  • Corners10 corners4 cornersRiver Plate 10 corners, Rosario Central 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls15 foulsRiver Plate 15 fouls, Rosario Central 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1River Plate
1Draws
0Rosario Central
River Plate — Rosario Central · Liga Profesional de Fútbol1–0
Rosario Central — River Plate · Liga Profesional de Fútbol0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: River Plate favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Rosario Central in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

River Plate23 matchesRosario Central23 matches
1.22 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231.13 goals/match
0.83 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/230.96 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/61.19 xG/match
16.7 shots/match ▲Shots23/2313.1 shots/match
5.43 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/234.48 shots/match
65.9% ●Possession23/2355.9%
5.91 corners/match ●Corners23/234.78 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards12/112.27 cards/match
12 fouls/matchFouls23/2311.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples23 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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