River Plate vs Rosario Central

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 23:30 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Alberto José Armando 🧑‍⚖️ Nicolas Ramirez 🔁 Apertura - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Apertura - Semi-finals

Liga Profesional Table

River Plate 2 · Rosario Central 5

Referee Stats

Nicolas Ramirez

18 matches · 1.89 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.89
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

Team Overview

River Plate (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.56 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rosario Central (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 14

Avg: 1.14 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Profesional fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

1.71

1.56

1.14

1.06

1.00

44%

O2.5

43%

44%

BTTS

50%

17%

Score 1st

14%

League-position context

River Plate rank2nd

Rosario Central rank5th

River Plate points49

Rosario Central points47

River Plate: #2 · 49 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rosario Central: #5 · 47 pts · GD +7

2 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

River Plate last 5 home

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rosario Central last 5 away

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

River Plate trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 11%

Rosario Central trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 64% · Over 3.5 14% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

River Plate score at home78%

River Plate clean sheet at home33%

Rosario Central score away79%

Rosario Central clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

River Plate score first17%

River Plate win after scoring first67%

Rosario Central score first14%

Rosario Central win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: River Plate 0% · Rosario Central 50%

Avg first goal minute: River Plate 31.3' · Rosario Central 47.0'

Vs league average

River Plate score at home1.56 vs 1.19

River Plate concede at home1.06 vs 0.92

Rosario Central score away1.14 vs 0.92

Rosario Central concede away1.00 vs 1.19

River Plate score 31% above league average, while Rosario Central score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: River Plate are 15% above league average at home, and Rosario Central are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

River Plate goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Rosario Central goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	7
Draws	6
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (50.0%)
BTTS	7 (43.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	6
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (30.0%)

River Plate vs Rosario Central Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

02 Aug 2026 River Plate vs Rosario Central 0 - 1 16 May 2026 River Plate vs Rosario Central 1 - 0 02 Feb 2026 Rosario Central vs River Plate 0 - 0

2025-2026 Season

06 Oct 2025 Rosario Central vs River Plate 2 - 1 30 Mar 2025 River Plate vs Rosario Central 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

08 Dec 2024 River Plate vs Rosario Central 4 - 0

2023-2024 Season

24 Jul 2023 Rosario Central vs River Plate 3 - 3

2022-2023 Season

16 Oct 2022 River Plate vs Rosario Central 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

28 Nov 2021 Rosario Central vs River Plate 2 - 2 21 Feb 2021 River Plate vs Rosario Central 3 - 0

2020-2021 Season

29 Nov 2020 Rosario Central vs River Plate 0 - 2 08 Nov 2020 River Plate vs Rosario Central 2 - 1

2018-2019 Season

15 Feb 2019 Rosario Central vs River Plate 1 - 1

2017-2018 Season

15 Apr 2018 River Plate vs Rosario Central 2 - 0

2016-2017 Season

28 May 2017 River Plate vs Rosario Central 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

31 May 2015 River Plate vs Rosario Central 2 - 0