Saturday’s Torneo Clausura fixture list brings us River Plate playing against Barracas Central.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for River Plate v Barracas Central can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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River Plate
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River Plate, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-0 Copa Sudamericana success against Blooming.
In that match, River Plate had 74% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For River Plate, goals were scored by Maximiliano Salas (57'), Fausto Vera (72') and Lucas Silva (84'). Blooming got 2 shots on goal with 1 on target.
River Plate haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They’ve managed to rack up 11 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 6. Despite that, we must now wait to see if the trend shall be replicated in this match or not.
Barracas Central
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Vasco da Gama in Copa Sudamericana action, Barracas Central will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Barracas Central had 26% possession and 4 shots on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Vasco da Gama had 21 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Adson (32', 45') and Johan Rojas (55') scored for Vasco da Gama.
The stats tell the story, and Barracas Central have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 11 goals in total. At the back, Barracas Central have been far from perfect.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 01/07/2023 tells us that River Plate have won 5 of these and Barracas Central 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.
In all, 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 15 from Los Millonarios and 3 created by Barracas. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The last league game between the two was Torneo Apertura match day 1 on 24/01/2026 which ended up with the score at Barracas Central 0-1 River Plate.
On that day, Barracas Central had 33% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
River Plate got 20 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Gonzalo Montiel (59') was the scorer.
The referee was Nicolás Ramírez.
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Team News: River Plate
The River Plate boss will be grateful to have no fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game with a completely healthy group available to select from.
In our view, Los Millonarios will possibly kick off with a 4-3-1-2 formation for the game with Santiago Beltran, Giovanni González, L. Martínez Quarta, Lautaro Rivero, Marcos Acuña, Juan Cruz Meza, Anibal Moreno, Fausto Vera, Tomás Galván, Facundo Colidio and Rafael Borre.
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Team News: Barracas Central
Thanks to a completely healthy group available to choose from, the Barracas Central manager doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this game.
From our viewpoint, Barracas Central appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 formation, starting the game with Marcelo Miño, Nicolas Capraro, Fernando Tobio, Nicolás Demartini, Damian Martinez, Rodrigo Bogarín, Yeison Gordillo, Rodrigo Insua, Ivan Tapia, Gonzalo Maroni and Gonzalo Morales.
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Prediction
It’s likely that Barracas Central could find it really hard going to hit the back of the net at all against a River Plate outfit who should dominate this match completely.
We can see a very comprehensive 4-0 winning scoreline (maybe even more) for River Plate by the time that the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the 90 minute result market, the win for River Plate is available for 1.37, betting on a draw is 4.1 & taking a punt on a victory for Barracas Central comes in at 8.5. They’re the top bets available at present.
Victor Martins,
15:03 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
River Plate
Formed: 1901
Stadium: The Estadio Mâs Monumental (85,018)
Captain: Franco Armani
Chairman: Stéfano Di Carlo
Manager: Eduardo Coudet
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Final), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B), Copa Sudamericana (Round of 16)
🔑 Key Man: Facundo Colidio
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Facundo Colidio was born in Rafaela, Argentina. After having made a senior debut playing for Sint-Truidense VV in the 2019 - 2020 season, the talented Forward has managed 7 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season to date coming from a total of 22 appearances.