Banfield 2-3 River Plate: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 7 · Sunday 30 August 2026 · Estadio Florencio Solá, Buenos Aires · referee L. Rey Hilfer · full time
Full time: Banfield 2-3 River Plate
River Plate beat Banfield 3-2 in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 7 on Sunday 30 August 2026 at Estadio Florencio Solá. The goals: Sebastián Driussi 32', Thiago Almada 41', Bruno Sepúlveda 64', Ángel Correa 69', Bruno Sepúlveda 84'.
How River Plate won it
River Plate struck first through Sebastián Driussi in the 32nd minute, set up by Ángel Correa. Thiago Almada from the penalty spot made it 0-2 to River Plate in the 41st minute. Bruno Sepúlveda made it 1-2 to Banfield in the 64th minute. Ángel Correa made it 1-3 to River Plate in the 69th minute, set up by Tomás Galván. Bruno Sepúlveda made it 2-3 to Banfield in the 84th minute, set up by Lisandro Piñero.
It was 0-2 at half-time.
Bruno Sepúlveda scored twice.
The referee, L. Rey Hilfer, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Banfield and 0 to River Plate.
Banfield: P. Troglio, 4-1-3-2 · River Plate: L. Ponzio, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 3.00 for Banfield and 0.76 for River Plate.
Banfield scored about 1.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
River Plate made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.2 goals.
Banfield created the better chances, 3.00 xG to 0.76, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Banfield had 5 shots on target, River Plate 8.
Banfield's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
River Plate had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Banfield came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.13 expected goals for and 1.74 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
River Plate came into it with 33 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.67 expected goals for and 0.78 against, and had won 52% of their matches.
Banfield vs River Plate: the match in numbers
| Banfield | Match statistics | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Ball possession | 62% |
| 3.00 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.76 |
| 15 | Total shots | 19 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 1 | Big chances | 7 |
| 292 | Total passes | 509 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Bruno Sepúlveda (Banfield), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Banfield
- Bruno Sepúlveda 8.4 2 goals
- Ignacio Pais 6.9
- Diego Rodríguez 6.9
- Lisandro Piñero 6.9 1 assist
- Matías Hernández 6.8
River Plate
- Thiago Almada 8.0 1 goal
- Ángel Correa 8.0 1 goal, 1 assist
- Marcos Acuña 7.3
- Sebastián Driussi 7.2 1 goal
- Fausto Vera 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Renzo Malanca at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Banfield: Independiente Rivadavia vs Banfield Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
- River Plate: River Plate vs Racing Club Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Banfield vs River Plate
What was the score in Banfield vs River Plate?
Banfield 2-3 River Plate (half-time 0-2), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 30 August 2026.
Who scored in Banfield vs River Plate?
Sebastián Driussi 32', Thiago Almada 41', Bruno Sepúlveda 64', Ángel Correa 69', Bruno Sepúlveda 84'.
Did Moneyball predict Banfield vs River Plate correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Banfield vs River Plate?
Bruno Sepúlveda, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Banfield vs River Plate?
L. Rey Hilfer.
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