Thursday , 2 July 2026

CA Independiente vs Racing Club, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
CA Independiente
1 – 0
Full Time
Racing Club
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 20:30 UTC Libertadores de America HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Avalos 81' 1–0
Y 21' Santiago Sosa
Sebastian Valdez 39' Y
Y 45' Marcos Rojo
Santiago Gabriel Montiel 58' Y
Y 90' Matko Miljevic

Overview

Match Preview

CA Independiente vs Racing Club — Superliga Argentina at Libertadores de America.

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/game

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 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

2
2
2
CA Independiente 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals Racing Club
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club 2024-08-25 Racing Club 0–0 CA Independiente 2023-04-16 CA Independiente 1–1 Racing Club 2021-08-08 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club 2020-02-09 Racing Club 1–0 CA Independiente

Recent Form

CA Independiente
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Racing Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
24% Clean Sheets
CA Independiente this season
39% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season

CA Independiente are 7th (40 pts). Racing Club are 3rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Independiente
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Independiente
Gabriel Avalos 10 G 5 A
Matias Abaldo 5 G 1 A
Racing Club
Adrian 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.

Lineups

CA Independiente Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Quinteros

Racing Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Costas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Guillermo Burdisso 1
Fernando Gaibor 1
Matias Zaracho 1
Lisandro Lopez 1
Marcelo Diaz 1
Silvio Romero 1
Martin Cauteruccio 1
Matias Rojas 1

Head to Head

2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club 2024-08-25 Racing Club 0–0 CA Independiente 2023-04-16 CA Independiente 1–1 Racing Club 2021-08-08 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club 2020-02-09 Racing Club 1–0 CA Independiente

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 D

Racing Club Form

2026-04-04 CA Independiente 1–0 Racing Club L 2026-03-22 CA Belgrano 1–2 Racing Club W 2026-03-16 Racing Club 2–0 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto W 2026-03-11 CA Sarmiento de Junin 0–0 Racing Club D 2026-03-04 CA Tucuman 0–3 Racing Club W 2026-02-26 Racing Club 1–1 CS Independiente Rivadavia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 CA Independiente xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Racing Club xG
I would bet for: CA Independiente or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Independiente41% Draw31% Racing Club28%
Actual: CA Independiente win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
CA Independiente25% Draw54% Racing Club21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.