River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by M. Gallardo will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Liga Profesional Argentina 18th round, where  River Plate will face Velez Sarsfield at Mâs Monumental stadium on 18 October at 20:00, and will be refereed by Y. Falcón.

After a draw in their last game played, River Plate is currently in 7º position in the tournament with 25 points, while Velez Sarsfield is currently in 1º position with 36.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield.

River Plate

River Plate comes from playing against Platense and finished the match with a result of 0-0, with draw for both teams. In that last match between River Plate and Platense, River Plate team achieved a 77% possession of the ball, with 3 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by M. Gallardo has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 1 defeat. River Plate average number of goals per game is 1.2 goals, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in River Plate matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• Half-time winner: 4/6

Velez Sarsfield

The team coached by G. Quinteros heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-0 win over Racing Club. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Velez Sarsfield team will be looking for another good result in their visit to River Plate.

In that match between Velez Sarsfield and Racing Club, the Velez Sarsfield team achieved 51% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Braian Romero.

Analysing the last 6 matches, G. Quinteros's team has won 5, and lost 1. Velez Sarsfield average 1.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Velez Sarsfield matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 0/6
• First to score: 5/6

River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield: H2H STATS

Analysis of the head-to-head H2H between River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield has helped us to create this prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Copa de la Liga Profesional competition, in an event that took place at the Mâs Monumental stadium on 04-02-2024 with the result of 5-0, with River Plate winning.

The last 5 meetings between River Plate and Velez Sarsfield have resulted in 1 win for River Plate, 1 win for Velez Sarsfield, and 3 draws. In those matches, River Plate managed to score 9 goals, while Velez Sarsfield scored 6 goals against River Plate.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals