CA Independiente vs Racing Club, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA
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Overview
Match Preview
CA Independiente vs Racing Club — Superliga Argentina at Libertadores de America.
- CA Independiente 27 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
- Racing Club 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Leandro Rey Hilfer
- Assistant 1 Juan Pablo Belatti
- Assistant 2 Juan Mamani (Argentina)
12 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Córdoba 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Racing Club H 1–0 W 21 Mar CA Talleres H 1–2 L 17 Mar Instituto AC Córdoba A 1–2 L 10 Mar CA Union H 4–4 D 28 Feb CA Central Cordoba H 2–0 W 25 Feb CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr CA Independiente A 0–1 L 22 Mar CA Belgrano A 2–1 W 16 Mar Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto H 2–0 W 11 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junin A 0–0 D 04 Mar CA Tucuman A 3–0 W 26 Feb CS Independiente Rivadavia H 1–1 D Season Stats
CA Independiente Racing Club #7 Position #3 40 Points 46 27 Played 27 9 / 13 / 5 W / D / L 14 / 4 / 9 25 Scored 42 17 Conceded 30 +8 GD +12 1.48 PPG 1.70 33% Win % 52% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season39% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this seasonCA Independiente are 7th (40 pts). Racing Club are 3rd (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CA Independiente0-152/216-302/–31-451/246-601/–61-75–/176+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededRacing Club0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/246-60–/–61-75–/176+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CA IndependienteGabriel Avalos 10 G 5 A Matias Abaldo 5 G 1 A Racing ClubAdrian Martinez 4 G Tomas Conechny 3 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Libertadores de America will turn into a battlefield for CA Independiente and Racing Club.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Independiente needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' CA Independiente is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcos Rojo made 409 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Sosa on 21.
- 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club that had 168 games and scored 222 goals.
- 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 39' Sebastian Valdez was booked on 39.
- 44' Racing Club is showing some good football. However, Racing Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Marcos Rojo was booked on 45.
- 50' The travelling Racing Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Independiente winning 100% of all matches.
- 58' The referee shows CA Independiente player a card on 58.
- 58' The whistle greets Lautaro Millan as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Perez Curci.
- 63' It looks surprising CA Independiente does not make any changes. Kevin Lomonaco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' CA Independiente looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Gabriel Avalos scoring 1 goals.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Duvan Vergara. He replaces Tomas Conechny on 73 minute.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' Time for substitution for CA Independiente. Facundo Valdez is replaced by Maximiliano Gutierrez.
- 81' Gabriel Avalos puts CA Independiente on the lead.
- 83' Racing Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruno Zuculini is hanging Baltasar Rodriguez on the field on 83 minute.
- 86' Another substitution for CA Independiente to replace Santiago Gabriel Montiel by Juan Fedorco on 86 minute.
- 89' Time for substitution for Racing Club. Agustin Garcia is replaced by Gaston Martirena.
- 90' Matko Miljevic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
CA Independiente Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 4
- 33
- 9
- 23
- 26
- 40
- 7
- 36
- 22
- 8
- 43
Bench
- 11
- 6
- 3
- 29
- 1
- 5
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28
Maximiliano Gutierrez ↑ 80'
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13
Juan Fedorco ↑ 86'
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16
Mateo Perez Curci ↑ 58'
- 10
- 20
- 34
Coach Gustavo QuinterosRacing Club Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
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17
Tomas Conechny ↓ Duvan Vergara 73'
- 13
- 25
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 28
- 20
- 2
- 24
Bench
- 11
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36
Bruno Zuculini ↑ 83'
- 18
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10
Matko Miljevic ↑ 83'
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7
Duvan Vergara ↑ 73'
- 23
- 30
- 19
- 14
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15
Gaston Martirena ↑ 89'
- 8
- 44
Coach Gustavo Costas -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gabriel Avalos 1 Guillermo Burdisso 1 Fernando Gaibor 1 Matias Zaracho 1 Lisandro Lopez 1 Marcelo Diaz 1 Silvio Romero 1 Martin Cauteruccio 1 Head to Head
CA Independiente Form
2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club W 2026-03-21 CA Independiente 1–2 CA Talleres L 2026-03-17 Instituto AC Córdoba 2–1 CA Independiente L 2026-03-10 CA Independiente 4–4 CA Union D 2026-02-28 CA Independiente 2–0 CA Central Cordoba W 2026-02-25 CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 1–1 CA Independiente DRacing Club Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.09 CA Independiente xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.94 Racing Club xGI would bet for: CA Independiente or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CA Independiente winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.03Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
CA Independiente or Draw 72%Draw or Racing Club 59%CA Independiente or Racing Club 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.5%1 – 1 14.4%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 11%2 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 7.1%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 2 5.5%2 – 2 3.5%3 – 0 2.7%3 – 1 2.6%1 – 3 2%Asian Handicap — CA Independiente
Handicap CA Independiente covers Push Racing Club covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 22% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 18% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
CA Independiente keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Racing Club keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.