AA Argentinos Juniors vs Racing Club, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

AA Argentinos Juniors

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Racing Club

Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 23:15 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'

Tomas Molina 9' 1–0

1–1 28' Ezequiel Cannavo

Hernan Lopez Munoz 77' 2–1

R 21' Adrian Martinez

Y 45' Ezequiel Cannavo

Francisco Alvarez 47' Y

Sergio Prieto 68' Y

Diego Porcel 80' Y

Y 80' Marcos Rojo

Y 82' Matias Kranevitter

Alan Lescano 90' Y

Brayan Cortes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AA Argentinos Juniors vs Racing Club — Superliga Argentina at Diego Armando Maradona.

AA Argentinos Juniors 27 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Racing Club 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pablo Dovalo

20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CA Velez Sarsfield	27	51
2	CA Talleres	27	48
3	Racing Club	27	46
4	CA Huracan	27	46
5	CA River Plate	27	43
6	CA Boca Juniors	27	42
7	CA Independiente	27	40
8	CA Tucuman	27	40
9	CA Union	27	40
10	CA Platense	27	39
11	CS Independiente Rivadavia	27	38
12	Estudiantes de La Plata	27	36
13	Instituto AC Cordoba	27	36
14	CA Lanus	27	36
15	CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba	27	35
16	CA Belgrano	27	35
17	CD Riestra	27	35
18	CA Tigre	27	34
19	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	27	32
20	CA Rosario Central	27	32
21	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	27	32
22	CA Central Cordoba	27	31
23	AA Argentinos Juniors	27	30
24	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	27	29
25	CA Newell's Old Boys	27	28
26	CA Sarmiento de Junin	27	26
27	CA Banfield	27	24
28	CA Barracas Central	27	23

Head-to-Head

AA Argentinos Juniors 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Racing Club

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-09 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 Racing Club 2026-02-07 Racing Club 2–1 AA Argentinos Juniors 2025-08-24 AA Argentinos Juniors 4–1 Racing Club 2024-05-21 Racing Club 3–0 AA Argentinos Juniors 2023-02-05 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 Racing Club

Recent Form

AA Argentinos Juniors

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Racing Club	H	2–1	W
01 Aug	CA Belgrano	A	1–0	W
29 Jul	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	H	3–0	W
23 Jul	CA Sarmiento de Junin	A	3–2	W
13 May	CA Huracan	H	1–0	W
10 May	CA Lanus	H	2–0	W

Racing Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	AA Argentinos Juniors	A	1–2	L
01 Aug	CA Tigre	H	1–3	L
29 Jul	CA Rosario Central	A	0–0	D
24 Jul	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	H	2–1	W
13 May	CA Rosario Central	A	1–1	D
10 May	Estudiantes de La Plata	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

AA Argentinos Juniors		Racing Club
#23	Position	#3
30	Points	46
27	Played	27
8 / 6 / 13	W / D / L	14 / 4 / 9
22	Scored	42
28	Conceded	30
-6	GD	+12
1.11	PPG	1.70
30%	Win %	52%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
AA Argentinos Juniors this season

27% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season

AA Argentinos Juniors are 23rd (30 pts). Racing Club are 3rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AA Argentinos Juniors

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

7/3

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Racing Club

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AA Argentinos Juniors

Tomas Molina	5 G	3 A
Gaston Veron	5 G
Alan Lescano	5 G
Hernan Lopez Munoz	4 G	3 A

Racing Club

Adrian Martinez	6 G
Tomas Conechny	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Diego Armando Maradona. AA Argentinos Juniors are looking to make home advantage count against Racing Club.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ignacio Rodriguez made 188 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
9' Tomas Molina has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' It looks surprising AA Argentinos Juniors does not make any changes. Marcos Rojo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. AA Argentinos Juniors must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Racing Club receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' Alan Lescano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
28' What an equalizer from Ezequiel Cannavo!
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brayan Cortes, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
38' AA Argentinos Juniors seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. AA Argentinos Juniors in their trying to find a way past Racing Club's compact .
45' The referee calls foul for Ezequiel Cannavo. He receives a card.
46' The crowd applauds Gaston Veron as he leaves the pitch. Facundo Jainikoski steps in for AA Argentinos Juniors.
47' The referee calls foul for Francisco Alvarez. He receives a card.
52' It’s high time Nicolás Diez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Racing Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Solari is hanging Matko Miljevic on the field on 59 minute.
64' AA Argentinos Juniors are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club backline.
68' AA Argentinos Juniors receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
71' The AA Argentinos Juniors manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Oroz departs to be replaced by Diego Porcel.
72' A change in the AA Argentinos Juniors ranks — Kevin Coronel exits the field as Matias Gimenez enters on 72.
75' Against the run of play, Diego Porcel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' Hernan Lopez Munoz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
80' The referee calls foul for Diego Porcel. He receives a card.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matias Kranevitter.
82' A change in the Racing Club ranks — Lautaro Diaz exits the field as Tomas Conechny enters on 82.
87' Thiago Gomez is replacing Hernan Lopez Munoz for the AA Argentinos Juniors side.
90' The supporters are chanting for Elias Torres. He replaces Alejandro Tello on 90 minute.
90' That is a card for AA Argentinos Juniors. Alan Lescano will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AA Argentinos Juniors to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AA Argentinos Juniors Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolás Diez

Racing Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Marcos Rojo
5
Matias Kranevitter ↓ Santino Aguirre 82'
25
Facundo Cambeses
10
Matko Miljevic ↓ Santiago Solari 59'
3
Marco Di Cesare ↓ Nazareno Colombo 59'
9
Adrian Martinez
16
Diego Ortegoza
19
Ignacio Rodriguez
4
Ezequiel Cannavo
32
Lautaro Diaz ↓ Tomas Conechny 82'
46
Alejandro Tello ↓ Elias Torres 90'

Bench

Coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hernan Lopez Munoz	2
Emiliano Insua	1
Tomas Conechny	1
Rodrigo Cabral	1
Tomas Molina	1
Jonathan Cristaldo	1
Lisandro Lopez	1
Ezequiel Cannavo	1

Head to Head

AA Argentinos Juniors Form

2026-08-09 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 Racing Club W 2026-08-01 CA Belgrano 0–1 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-07-29 AA Argentinos Juniors 3–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-07-23 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–3 AA Argentinos Juniors W 2026-05-13 AA Argentinos Juniors 1–0 CA Huracan W 2026-05-10 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–0 CA Lanus W

Racing Club Form

2026-08-09 AA Argentinos Juniors 2–1 Racing Club L 2026-08-01 Racing Club 1–3 CA Tigre L 2026-07-29 CA Rosario Central 0–0 Racing Club D 2026-07-24 Racing Club 2–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata W 2026-05-13 CA Rosario Central 1–1 Racing Club D 2026-05-10 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–1 Racing Club W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 AA Argentinos Juniors xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 Racing Club xG

I would bet for: AA Argentinos Juniors or Racing Club 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AA Argentinos Juniors44% Draw27% Racing Club29%

Actual: AA Argentinos Juniors win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

AA Argentinos Juniors or Draw

71%

Draw or Racing Club

56%

AA Argentinos Juniors or Racing Club

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AA Argentinos Juniors27% Draw49% Racing Club24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — AA Argentinos Juniors

Handicap	AA Argentinos Juniors covers	Push	Racing Club covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

AA Argentinos Juniors keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Racing Club keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.