River Plate 3-1 Independiente Rivadavia: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How River Plate won it

The opening goal came in the 30th minute: Gonzalo Montiel from the penalty spot for River Plate. Tomás Galván made it 2-0 to River Plate in the 54th minute. Álex Arce made it 2-1 to Independiente Rivadavia in the 68th minute, set up by José Florentín. Tomás Galván made it 3-1 to River Plate in the 80th minute, set up by Lucas Beltrán.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Tomás Galván scored twice.

The referee, N. Ramírez, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to River Plate and 5 to Independiente Rivadavia.

River Plate: L. Ponzio, 4-1-3-2 · Independiente Rivadavia: A. Berti, 4-3-1-2.

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 1.12 for River Plate and 2.00 for Independiente Rivadavia.

River Plate scored about 1.9 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Independiente Rivadavia created the better chances, 2.00 xG to 1.12, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

River Plate had 10 shots on target, Independiente Rivadavia 5.

Independiente Rivadavia's goalkeeper made 6 saves.

River Plate had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

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.

Independiente Rivadavia came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.39 expected goals for and 1.12 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Tomás Galván (River Plate), rated 9.1 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

River Plate

• Tomás Galván 9.1 2 goals
• Thiago Almada 7.8
• Ángel Correa 7.6
• Gonzalo Montiel 7.1 1 goal
• Santiago Beltrán 7.1

Independiente Rivadavia

• Álex Arce 7.5 1 goal
• José Florentín 7.5 1 assist
• Nicolás Bolcato 7.2
• Matías Fernández 6.8
• Iván Villalba 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Leonard Costa at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• River Plate: River Plate vs Racing Club Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Independiente Rivadavia: Argentinos Juniors vs Independiente Rivadavia Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia

What was the score in River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

River Plate 3-1 Independiente Rivadavia (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 6 September 2026.

Who scored in River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

Gonzalo Montiel 30', Tomás Galván 54', Álex Arce 68', Tomás Galván 80'.

Did Moneyball predict River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia 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 River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

Tomás Galván, rated 9.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed River Plate vs Independiente Rivadavia?

N. Ramírez.