Liga Profesional de Fútbol · 2026

Atlético Tucumán 1–2 River Plate · Liga Profesional de Fútbol

1–2Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

River Plate won 1–2.

Shots
618
Shots on target
15
Expected goals
0.621.01
Possession
25%75%

Full time

What the match recorded

River Plate beat Atlético Tucumán 2–1. Recorded in this match (Atlético Tucumán – River Plate): shots 6–18, shots on target 1–5, expected goals 0.62–1.01, possession 25%–75%. 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 above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.38 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 for2.4 goals/match1.38 goals/match1.04 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.12 corners/matchCornersAtlético Tucumán · River Plate● 5.34 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAtlético TucumánRiver PlateBaseline
Corners5.12 corners/match5.34 corners/match4.2 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

River Plate have recorded the higher season possession share.

44%PossessionAtlético Tucumán · River Plate● 64.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAtlético TucumánRiver PlateBaseline
Possession44%64.7%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots18 shotsAtlético Tucumán 6 shots, River Plate 18 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot5 shotsAtlético Tucumán 1 shot, River Plate 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.62 xG1.01 xGAtlético Tucumán 0.62 xG, River Plate 1.01 xG
  • Possession25%75%Atlético Tucumán 25%, River Plate 75%
  • Corners1 corner5 cornersAtlético Tucumán 1 corner, River Plate 5 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls7 foulsAtlético Tucumán 7 fouls, River Plate 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsAtlético Tucumán 2 cards, River Plate 2 cards
  • Passes241 passes739 passesAtlético Tucumán 241 passes, River Plate 739 passes
  • Pass accuracy59.8%88.4%Atlético Tucumán 59.8%, River Plate 88.4%
  • Shots inside box5 shots7 shotsAtlético Tucumán 5 shots, River Plate 7 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block6 blocksAtlético Tucumán 1 block, River Plate 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves0 savesAtlético Tucumán 3 saves, River Plate 0 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides3 offsidesAtlético Tucumán 2 offsides, River Plate 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Atlético Tucumán
0Draws
0River Plate
River Plate — Atlético Tucumán · Liga Profesional de Fútbol0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlético Tucumán favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · River Plate in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Tucumán25 matchesRiver Plate29 matches
0.88 goals/matchGoals scored25/29▲ 1.38 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed25/29▲ 0.9 goals/match
0.8 xG/matchExpected goals9/13▲ 1.41 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots25/29▲ 16 shots/match
3.36 shots/matchShots on target25/29▲ 5.34 shots/match
44%Possession25/29● 64.7%
5.12 corners/matchCorners25/29● 5.34 corners/match
3.45 cards/matchCards11/132.69 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls25/2912.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 29home / 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: Sun, 13 Sept 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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