Velez Sarsfield vs Platense Prediction

Velez Sarsfield
2-2
Finished
HT 1-1
Platense
Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires·Sebastian Zunino 06/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
78%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.18
SignalHIGHModel52%SurpriseMediumGap-6.8%
Velez Sarsfield Rest
14 days
Platense Rest
3 days

Velez Sarsfield vs Platense: the result in context

Velez Sarsfield and Platense drew 2-2 in the Liga Profesional Argentina on 5 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their history points to a close game: 7 previous meetings produced 1.9 goals a game. Platense tend to win more corners, 8.6 a game to 6.0 for Velez Sarsfield.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
52%1.89
X
28%3.10
2
20%4.75
Double Chance
1X
80%1.18
X2
48%1.88
Both Teams to Score
Yes
42%2.38
No
58%1.52
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.58 + 0.65 = 2.23
Over 1.5
62%1.59
Over 2.5
36%2.70
Over 3.5
17%5.50
Under 1.5
38%2.35
Under 2.5
64%1.44
Under 3.5
83%1.13
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 3.7 = 9.1
Over 8.5
55%1.85
Over 9.5
39%2.36
Over 10.5
32%3.20
Under 8.5
45%1.90
Under 9.5
61%1.50
Under 10.5
68%1.27
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.7 = 4.7
Over 3.5
69%1.23
Over 4.5
50%1.57
Under 3.5
31%3.90
Under 4.5
50%2.33

Match Events

5'Ronaldo Martinez
7'Bautista Merlini
9'Manuel Lanzini INDiego Valdés out
14'Juan Cruz Policella INSimón Escobar out
43'Penalty confirmedKevin Retamar
45+1'Agustin Lagos(Penalty missed)
54'Ronaldo MartinezAssist: Simón Escobar
65'Maximiliano Amarfil INIvan Gómez out
65'Bautista Merlini INFranco Zapiola Yamartino out
65'Guido Mainero INGastón Togni out
70'Thiago Aguirre INLuca Feler out
71'Bruno Christian Sepulveda INGonzalo Lencina out
79'Tomás SilvaArgument
84'Ivan GómezFoul
88'Franco Zapiola YamartinoAssist: Agustin Lagos
89'Kevin Retamar INJuan Carlos Gauto out

Lineups

Velez Sarsfield
4-2-3-1Coach: Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Platense
4-2-3-1Coach: M. Palermo
Avg rating6.40
Avg rating6.63
T. Marchiori6.01T. Marchiori
J. García6.24J. García
Thiago Silveor6.132T. Silveor
L. Magallán6.516L. Magallán
Elías Gómez5.93E. Gómez
R. Aliendro6.229R. Aliendro
L. Robertone6.68L. Robertone
T. Aguirre6.639T. Aguirre
M. Lanzini6.022M. Lanzini
J. Policella5.937J. Policella
R. Martínez8.677R. Martínez
J. Cozzani6.930J. Cozzani
A. Lagos6.94A. Lagos
M. Mendia6.534M. Mendia
V. Cuesta6.231V. Cuesta
T. Silva5.93T. Silva
M. Amarfil6.615M. Amarfil
M. Barrios7.224M. Barrios
G. Mainero7.17G. Mainero
B. Merlini7.218B. Merlini
N. Retamar6.243N. Retamar
B. Sepúlveda6.379B. Sepúlveda

Velez Sarsfield Substitutes

35M. Arias
5C. Baeza
19L. Cristaldo
18S. Escobar14'for Juan Cruz Policella6.4
48Luca Feler70'for Thiago Aguirre6.3
15D. Godoy
21Jano Gordon
47A. Pereyra
30L. Piola
27S. Prima
23F. Sanguinetti
10D. Valdés9'for Manuel Lanzini6.4

Platense Substitutes

5I. Gómez65'for Maximiliano Amarfil84'6.0
16G. Togni65'for Guido Mainero6.5
10F. Zapiola65'for Bautista Merlini88'7.4
22N. Sumavil
17Felipe Bussio
23L. Heredia
33J. Gauto89'for Kevin Retamar6.8
99G. Lencina71'for Bruno Christian Sepulveda6.6
11N. López
8F. López
29F. Minerva
6E. Raggio

Match Stats

Velez SarsfieldPlatense
47%Ball Possession53%
4Corner Kicks4
0Yellow Cards2
10Total Shots15
6Shots on Goal4
4Shots off Goal10
7Shots Inside Box12
3Shots Outside Box3
0Blocked Shots1
8Fouls5
2Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves4
419Total Passes455
318Passes Accurate365
5Free Kicks7

Team Comparison

Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield
PlatensePlatense
1720Elo Rating 1608
1.30Attack 1.21
1.68Defense 1.98
44%Hit Rate 41%
14.4Shots per Game 17.5
4.9Shots on Target 5.0
6.0Corners per Game 8.6
1.9Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+112 Elo
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
PlatensePlatense
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 67% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 7 meetings, all competitions

Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield2Wins · 29%
Draws228%
PlatensePlatense3Wins · 43%
1.9Avg Goals
29%Both teams scored2 of 7
14%3+ goals1 of 7

Previous meetings

Liga Profesional Argentina14/03/2026
PlatenseVelez Sarsfield
02
Liga Profesional Argentina19/07/2025
PlatenseVelez Sarsfield
00
Liga Profesional Argentina29/01/2025
Velez SarsfieldPlatense
01
Liga Profesional Argentina25/07/2024
PlatenseVelez Sarsfield
02
Liga Profesional Argentina14/03/2023
Velez SarsfieldPlatense
11
Liga Profesional Argentina12/06/2022
Velez SarsfieldPlatense
01
Liga Profesional Argentina10/12/2021
PlatenseVelez Sarsfield
32

Referee Profile

Sebastian Zunino195 matches

4.86Cards per match
4.55Yellow cards per match
0.31Red cards per match
23.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Sebastian Zunino4.86
Other referees5.24

4.86 cards a match, 0.38 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.24).

Cards come from 97 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

Apertura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1694319:7+1231WLWWL
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1686222:9+1330DWWDD
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1677218:12+628WLLWD
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1675417:13+426WWLWD
5IndependienteIndependiente1666424:20+424DWLLD
6LanusLanus1666418:15+324LWDLW
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1657414:14022DDWDL
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1656524:20+421LWLDD
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1663717:17021WWLWL
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1647518:21-319LLLWW
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1654714:22-819WDWLL
12PlatensePlatense1637610:15-516LDDLL
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1644811:21-1016LLLWD
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1636715:27-1215WDWWL
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra161875:12-711LLDLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1619:731
2Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1622:930
3Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1618:1228
4Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1617:1326
5IndependienteIndependiente1624:2024
6LanusLanus1618:1524
7San LorenzoSan Lorenzo1614:1422
8Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1624:2021
9Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1617:1721
10Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1618:2119
11Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1614:2219
12PlatensePlatense1610:1516
13Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1611:2116
14Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1615:2715
15Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra165:1211

Clausura - Group A

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1392220:10+1029WWLWL
2Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1483320:13+727LLLWW
3Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1366121:14+724DWWDD
4LanusLanus1473417:10+724LWDLW
5Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1366118:13+524WLLWD
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1456313:10+321WDWWL
7Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1462616:15+120WDWLL
8IndependienteIndependiente1354412:13-119DWLLD
9San LorenzoSan Lorenzo145367:12-518DDWDL
10Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1342716:15+114WLWWL
11Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1342718:22-414LWLDD
12PlatensePlatense1435614:20-614LDDLL
13Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1326510:13-312LLDLD
14Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1324711:18-710LLLWD
15Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1423913:22-99WWLWD
#TeamMPGPts
1Instituto CordobaInstituto Cordoba1320:1029
2Defensa Y JusticiaDefensa Y Justicia1420:1327
3Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors1321:1424
4LanusLanus1417:1024
5Velez SarsfieldVelez Sarsfield1318:1324
6Newells Old BoysNewells Old Boys1413:1021
7Gimnasia M.Gimnasia M.1416:1520
8IndependienteIndependiente1312:1319
9San LorenzoSan Lorenzo147:1218
10Estudiantes L.P.Estudiantes L.P.1316:1514
11Union Santa FeUnion Santa Fe1318:2214
12PlatensePlatense1414:2014
13Deportivo RiestraDeportivo Riestra1310:1312
14Central Cordoba de SantiagoCentral Cordoba de Santiago1311:1810
15Talleres CordobaTalleres Cordoba1413:229

About the Velez Sarsfield vs Platense forecast

The forecasts for this Liga Profesional Argentina match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Velez Sarsfield and Platense in the Liga Profesional Argentina table

The table shows a wide gap: Velez Sarsfield are 3rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina, while Platense sit 12th, 12 points behind. League goal record so far: Velez Sarsfield 18-12, Platense 10-15. The full standings are on the Liga Profesional Argentina Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.