River Plate vs Banfield: Prediction, Betting Tips & Match Preview – 26 February

River Plate
WWWLW
4th place in League
1
3-1
FT
26/02/2026 18:30
Banfield
WLLDD
23rd place in League
Argentine Division 1
MATCH INTRO

Betiball's prediction for River Plate vs Banfield on 26 February 2026 (kick-off: 18:30) is built from both teams' recent form, head-to-head history, squad availability, and tactical analysis. Read the full River Plate vs Banfield preview before placing your bet.

  • River Plate will face Banfield in Argentine Division 1 on February 26, 2026 at 18:30.
  • River Plate are currently 4th with 29 points after 16 matches.
  • Banfield sit 23rd with 18 points from 16 matches.
  • Current model prediction leans green with a projected score of 1 - 1 and average coefficient 1.41.
Predictions 1x2 Under/Over 2.5 1X2 Live Half Time Half Time / Full Time Both To Score Double chance Handicap Scorers Corners Cards
Home team Away team
Probability %
1
X
2
Pred
Correct
Avg.g
Coef.
Score.
Live coef.
Weather
favorite match
18:30

2026-02-26

River Plate vs Banfield - Prediction & Odds

River Plate
River Plate
Banfield
Banfield
2026-02-26 18:30
63
23
14
1
1 - 1
1 - 1
2.25
1.41
FT
3-1 1-1
-
weather
21℃～22℃
STANDINGS UP TO 26/02/2026
League PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Independiente Rivadavia Independiente Rivadavia
34 16 10 4 2 29 15 14
02 Estudiantes La Plata Estudiantes La Plata
31 16 9 4 3 19 7 12
03 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors
30 16 8 6 2 22 9 13
04 River Plate River Plate
29 16 9 2 5 22 12 10
05 Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors
29 16 8 5 3 17 13 4
06 Velez Sarsfield Velez Sarsfield
28 16 7 7 2 18 12 6
07 Rosario Central Rosario Central
28 16 8 4 4 20 16 4
08 Belgrano Belgrano
26 16 7 5 4 17 13 4
09 Talleres Cordoba Talleres Cordoba
26 16 7 5 4 17 13 4
10 Gimnasia La Plata Gimnasia La Plata
26 16 8 2 6 19 19 0
11 Independiente Independiente
24 16 6 6 4 24 20 4
12 Lanus Lanus
24 16 6 6 4 18 15 3
13 CA Huracan CA Huracan
22 16 5 7 4 17 13 4
14 San Lorenzo San Lorenzo
22 16 5 7 4 14 14 0
15 Club Atlético Unión Club Atlético Unión
21 16 5 6 5 24 20 4
16 Racing Club Racing Club
21 16 5 6 5 17 15 2
17 Instituto AC Cordoba Instituto AC Cordoba
21 16 6 3 7 17 17 0
18 Barracas Central Barracas Central
21 16 5 6 5 15 15 0
19 Club Atletico Tigre Club Atletico Tigre
20 16 4 8 4 18 15 3
20 Defensa Y Justicia Defensa Y Justicia
19 16 4 7 5 18 21 -3
21 Sarmiento Junin Sarmiento Junin
19 16 6 1 9 13 20 -7
22 Gimnasia Mendoza Gimnasia Mendoza
19 16 5 4 7 14 22 -8
23 Banfield Banfield
18 16 5 3 8 17 19 -2
24 CA Platense CA Platense
16 16 3 7 6 10 15 -5
25 Central Cordoba SDE Central Cordoba SDE
16 16 4 4 8 11 21 -10
26 Newells Old Boys Newells Old Boys
15 16 3 6 7 15 27 -12
27 Atletico Tucuman Atletico Tucuman
14 16 3 5 8 15 20 -5
28 Deportivo Riestra Deportivo Riestra
11 16 1 8 7 5 12 -7
29 Aldosivi Mar del Plata Aldosivi Mar del Plata
8 16 0 8 8 6 19 -13
30 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
5 16 1 2 13 5 24 -19
2nd Stage PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Argentinos Juniors Argentinos Juniors
3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1
02 Racing Club Racing Club
3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
03 Belgrano Belgrano
3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
04 Newells Old Boys Newells Old Boys
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
05 Velez Sarsfield Velez Sarsfield
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
06 CA Huracan CA Huracan
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
07 Barracas Central Barracas Central
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
08 Gimnasia Mendoza Gimnasia Mendoza
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
10 CA Platense CA Platense
1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
11 Club Atlético Unión Club Atlético Unión
1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
12 Aldosivi Mar del Plata Aldosivi Mar del Plata
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
13 Defensa Y Justicia Defensa Y Justicia
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
14 Deportivo Riestra Deportivo Riestra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Independiente Rivadavia Independiente Rivadavia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Atletico Tucuman Atletico Tucuman
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Independiente Independiente
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Lanus Lanus
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Boca Juniors Boca Juniors
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 San Lorenzo San Lorenzo
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Estudiantes La Plata Estudiantes La Plata
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sarmiento Junin Sarmiento Junin
0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
23 Rosario Central Rosario Central
0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
24 Gimnasia La Plata Gimnasia La Plata
0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
25 River Plate River Plate
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
26 Banfield Banfield
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
27 Instituto AC Cordoba Instituto AC Cordoba
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
28 Club Atletico Tigre Club Atletico Tigre
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
29 Talleres Cordoba Talleres Cordoba
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
30 Central Cordoba SDE Central Cordoba SDE
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
Head To Head
02/11/2024 17:00
River Plate River Plate
3 - 1
Banfield Banfield
ARG D1
18/02/2024 18:15
River Plate River Plate
1 - 1
Banfield Banfield
ARG D1
24/09/2023 20:00
Banfield Banfield
1 - 1
River Plate River Plate
ARG D1
12/06/2023 18:15
Banfield Banfield
1 - 4
River Plate River Plate
ARG D1
22/02/2023 20:00
Banfield Banfield
2 - 3
River Plate River Plate
ARG CT
14/09/2022 18:00
River Plate River Plate
1 - 2
Banfield Banfield
ARG D1
River Plate
1
17%
Draw
2
33%
Banfield
3
50%
River Plate River Plate Last 6 matches
22/02/2026 18:15
Velez Sarsfield 1 - 0 River Plate
ARG D1
17/02/2026 21:00
River Plate 1 - 0 Club Ciudad de Bolivar
ARG C
12/02/2026 20:15
Argentinos Juniors 1 - 0 River Plate
ARG D1
07/02/2026 19:00
River Plate 1 - 4 Club Atletico Tigre
ARG D1
01/02/2026 20:30
Rosario Central 0 - 0 River Plate
ARG D1
28/01/2026 19:00
River Plate 2 - 0 Gimnasia La Plata
ARG D1
Win
33%
Draw
17%
Lost
50%
Last 6 matches Banfield Banfield
21/02/2026 18:15
Banfield 3 - 0 Newells Old Boys
ARG D1
14/02/2026 16:30
Banfield 0 - 2 Racing Club
ARG D1
07/02/2026 21:15
Belgrano 1 - 0 Banfield
ARG D1
03/02/2026 18:00
Banfield 2 - 1 Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
ARG D1
29/01/2026 20:30
Sarmiento Junin 1 - 0 Banfield
ARG D1
22/01/2026 19:00
Banfield 1 - 1 CA Huracan
ARG D1
Win
33%
Draw
17%
Lost
50%
Overall Home/Away
Full time First half Second half
All leagues Argentine Division 1
Played games
River Plate
River Plate
13
 Banfield
Banfield
8
Goals
Scored
20
Avg. per game
1.54
Conceded
13
Avg. per game
1.00
Scored
10
Avg. per game
1.25
Conceded
6
Avg. per game
0.75
Scored a goal
In last 6 home matches
YesNo
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 6 home matches
NoYes
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 13 home matches
YesNo
10 (77%)3 (23%)
In last 13 home matches
NoYes
6 (75%)2 (25%)
River Plate

River Plate

Recent matches

Banfield

Banfield

Under /Over

(69%)9 4(31%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(75%)6 2(25%)

Under /Over

(23%)3 10(77%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(25%)2 6(75%)

Under /Over

(38%)5 8(62%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(38%)3 5(62%)

/Yes

(38%)5 8(62%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(38%)3 5(62%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
River Plate River Plate
Banfield Banfield
Shots
River Plate
River Plate
Total shots
16.27 avg / game
Blocked
47 total
Avg. 4.70
Banfield
Banfield
Total shots
13.00 avg / game
Blocked
30 total
Avg. 3.75
River Plate River Plate Pass Banfield Banfield
Total passes
5232
Avg. 476 / game
Accurate
84%
Ball possession
71%
Total passes
1977
Avg. 247 / game
Accurate
67%
Ball possession
43%
TOTAL ATTACKS
River Plate
River Plate
1111
Avg. 85.46 / game
 Banfield
Banfield
602
Avg. 75.25 / game
DANGEROUS ATTACKS
River Plate
River Plate
648
Avg. 49.85 / game
 Banfield
Banfield
400
Avg. 50.00 / game
OTHERS
River Plate
River Plate
13
Played games
Banfield
Banfield
8
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.38
5
Clean sheets
4
0.50
4.69
61
Corners
39
4.88
15.38
200
Throw-ins
176
22.00
0.85
11
Offsides
16
2.00
1.54
20
GK saves
21
2.63
River Plate
River Plate
DISCIPLINARY
Banfield
Banfield
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
1.23
16
Yellow card
21
2.63
0.00
0
Red card
1
0.13
7.38
96
Fouls
83
10.38
8.08
105
Tackles
86
10.75
NEXT MATCHES
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ARG
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VS
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ARG
08/09
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VS
River Plate River Plate
ARG
08/16
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VS
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ARG
08/23
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VS
Velez Sarsfield Velez Sarsfield
ARG
NEXT MATCHES
07/28
Banfield Banfield
VS
Sarmiento Junin Sarmiento Junin
ARG
08/01
Estudiantes Rio Cuarto Estudiantes Rio Cuarto
VS
Banfield Banfield
ARG
08/09
Banfield Banfield
VS
Belgrano Belgrano
ARG
08/16
Racing Club Racing Club
VS
Banfield Banfield
ARG
08/23
Newells Old Boys Newells Old Boys
VS
Banfield Banfield
ARG

How We Build the River Plate vs Banfield Prediction

Betiball.com's prediction for River Plate vs Banfield on 26 February 2026 is generated by a statistical model that processes over 30 data points per match — including each team's last ten results, expected goals (xG), shots on target, defensive line metrics, set-piece vulnerability, and confirmed squad availability. For this Argentine Division 1 fixture, our model also factors in home and away performance splits and any confirmed injuries or suspensions reported within 48 hours of kick-off. Every tip includes a probability percentage — not just a pick, but the data behind it.

River Plate vs Banfield Form Analysis

Heading into this match, both sides carry distinct statistical profiles our model weighs carefully. We assess River Plate's recent home record, scoring rate, and clean sheet frequency against Banfield's away form — particularly goals conceded on the road and their tendency to score or keep clean sheets in away fixtures. Over/Under 2.5 goals, Both Teams to Score (BTTS), and the Asian Handicap line are all evaluated through this lens before a final recommendation is issued.

Argentine Division 1 Context: Standings, Form & What's at Stake

League position and match context are decisive inputs. A team fighting relegation defends differently from one chasing European qualification — and our model accounts for that pressure. Check the live Argentine Division 1 standings and the Argentine Division 1 form table to understand exactly where River Plate and Banfield sit and what this result means for both clubs.

Prediction Accuracy & Track Record

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