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Matchday

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2026, Round of 16 · 27 Aug 2026

River Plate 1–1 Independiente Santa Fe

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.5
Actual xG
2.8 – 1.3
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made River Plate favourites at 63%.

River Plate deserved more from the draw, creating 2.8 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Sebastián Driussi, 64.0 in 62′.

Well above their usual level: Helibelton Palacios +8.9, Thiago Almada +8.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

River Plate

20 Aug 2026D 0–0at Independiente Santa Fe Copa Sudamericana
28 May 2026W 3–0v Blooming Copa Sudamericana
21 May 2026D 1–1v Red Bull Bragantino Copa Sudamericana
8 May 2026W 2–1at Carabobo FC Copa Sudamericana
1 May 2026W 1–0at Red Bull Bragantino Copa Sudamericana

Independiente Santa Fe

20 Aug 2026D 0–0v River Plate Copa Sudamericana
31 Jul 2026W 3–0at Caracas F.C. Copa Sudamericana
24 Jul 2026W 2–0v Caracas F.C. Copa Sudamericana
28 May 2026W 1–0at Club Atlético Peñarol Copa Libertadores
20 May 2026W 2–1v Club Atlético Platense Copa Libertadores

Head to head

20 Aug 2026Independiente Santa Fe 0–0 River Plate Copa Sudamericana

River Plate

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sebastián Driussi Forward62101.5864.0–
Joaquín Freitas Forward800–60.1–
Thiago Almada Midfielder90000.2158.8+8.2
Fausto Vera Midfielder2800–51.2–
Lucas Martínez Quarta Defender90000.0749.4+2.8
Tobías Andrada Midfielder7600–47.5–
Santiago Beltrán Goalkeeper9000–46.4−2.2
Nicolás Otamendi Defender90000.0145.1−5.5
Aníbal Moreno Midfielder8200–43.6−3.4
Ángel Correa Midfielder90000.5442.6–
Rafael Borré Forward28000.1642.0–
Juan Cruz Meza Midfielder1400–41.5–
Facundo González Defender1400–41.0–
Marcos Acuña Defender90000.1040.8–
Tomás Galván Midfielder6200–35.9−5.0
Gonzalo Montiel Defender76010.0833.1−6.0

Independiente Santa Fe

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Franco Fagúndez Forward32100.8184.8–
Weimar Asprilla Goalkeeper9000–62.7–
Alexis Zapata Midfielder58000.1051.7+7.8
Ivan Scarpeta Defender90000.0249.7–
Daniel Torres Midfielder9000–48.0+5.8
Helibelton Palacios Defender9000–46.8+8.9
Jader Obrian Forward5800–43.8+5.3
Hugo Rodallega Forward87000.1443.4+0.6
Maximiliano Lovera Forward3200–41.7–
Emanuel Olivera Defender90000.1441.5+0.3
Kilian Toscano Midfielder3600–40.7–
Jhojan Torres Midfielder5400–36.9−0.6
Nahuel Bustos Forward58000.0235.0−5.9
Jeison Angulo Defender1000–34.8–
Christian Mafla Defender90000.0331.6−7.1
Luis Angel Palacios Midfielder32000.0330.5–