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Remontada Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate

Big comebackLiga Profesional · Mon 24/8

Velez Sarsfield trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

River Plate2-2Velez Sarsfield
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT11'43'61'79'Lowest pointEqualiser
Behind by 2 goals in minute 43Equaliser in minute 79

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 43 to the final whistle: Velez Sarsfield had 9 shots (5 on target), River Plate only 7.

Changes by coach Schelotto

Valdes came on for Escobar (58') and scored, Godoy came on for Aguirre (58').

The last 15 minutes

One of Velez Sarsfield's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 23% of fans backed Velez Sarsfield to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT11'43'61'79'Substitution 58'Substitution 58'Substitution 87'Substitution 90+3'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadVelez Sarsfield goal River Plate goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Velez Sarsfield chances, below: River Plate. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 11'

    Correa opened the scoring for River Plate, assisted by Lucas Martinez, putting River Plate ahead 1-0.

  2. 43'

    Silvero scored an own goal for River Plate, putting River Plate ahead 2-0.

  3. 61'

    Valdes pulled one back for Velez Sarsfield, assisted by Pellegrini, River Plate still lead 2-1.

  4. 79'

    Lanzini equalised for Velez Sarsfield, assisted by Gomez, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

River PlateVelez Sarsfield
57%Possession43%
0.55Chance quality (xG)0.96
13Shots11
3On target4
0Big chances3
3Corners5
567Passes430

Top players

1
LanziniVelez Sarsfield · Attacking Midfield
8.1
2
CorreaRiver Plate · Secondary striker
7.6
3
ValdesVelez Sarsfield · Attacking Midfield
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

River 65%Draw 12%Velez Sarsfield 23%
from 4,024 votes

Velez Sarsfield's record after falling behind

2times came back from behind
1ended in a win
4points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
2times led and lost it

Every Velez Sarsfield comeback this season

RemontadaLiga Profesional · Fri 31/7

Velez Sarsfield trailed by one goal, then came back to win

Talleres Cordoba1-3Velez Sarsfield
Behind by one goal in minute 27Winner in minute 79

Turned against Velez Sarsfield

Big comebackLiga Profesional · Tue 6/10

Platense trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

Velez Sarsfield2-2Platense
Behind by one goal in minute 54Equaliser in minute 88
ComebackLiga Profesional · Tue 28/4

Union Santa Fe trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

Velez Sarsfield2-2Union Santa Fe
Behind by one goal in minute 45+1Equaliser in minute 68

Upcoming Velez Sarsfield matches

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