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Preview
- The Group Stage draw of the 2026 Liga Profesional Argentina pitches River Plate vs. Argentinos Juniors on 2026-08-16 (kick-off 22:00 GMT).
- Referee F. Tello has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 25 fouls per match across 10 games.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between E. Coudet and N. Diez.
- With 29 points, River Plate sit 2nd, while Argentinos Juniors have 29 points to occupy 3rd.
- River Plate and Argentinos Juniors will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has River Plate in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Argentinos Juniors set to counter in 4-3-1-2.
- Last time out, I. Subiabre registered the best mark for River Plate - 6.6 - and Facundo Jainikoski did likewise for Argentinos Juniors with an 7.9 score.
- River Plate were beaten 0-1 by Tigre, whereas Argentinos Juniors secured a win 2-1 against Racing Club.
- Momentum favors Argentinos Juniors (4-1-0) after River Plate managed only 0-0-5 from 5 matches.
- River Plate have clearly got the edge H2H: in 30 meetings, they've beaten Argentinos Juniors 11 times, with 10 draws and only 9 losses.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Argentinos Juniors to win 2-1, despite River Plate's 7-1-6 home form - Argentinos Juniors's strong 4-2-3 record away with 1.36 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
River Plate
Argentinos Jrs
Events
| 31' | K. Gutierrez | ||
| 34' | S. Prieto | ||
| 37' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 40' | T. Almada | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
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| 69' | |||
| 82' | K. Coronel | ||
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| 87' | VAR- Ángel Correa | Penalty confirmed | |
| 89' | 2 - 0 | ||
Stats
Standings
River Plate is going head to head with Argentinos Jrs on 16/8/2026 21:00 GMT for the Argentina Liga Profesional Argentina. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and River Plate v Argentinos Jrs H2H statistics!