Racing Club vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA
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Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at El Cilindro.
- Racing Club 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
- CA River Plate 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Facundo Rodriguez
- Assistant 2 Jose Castelli
16 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr CA River Plate H 0–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Racing Club A 2–0 W 05 Apr CA Belgrano H 3–0 W 22 Mar Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto A 2–0 W 15 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junin H 2–0 W 13 Mar CA Huracan A 2–1 W 03 Mar CS Independiente Rivadavia A 1–1 D Season Stats
Racing Club CA River Plate #3 Position #5 46 Points 43 27 Played 27 14 / 4 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 6 42 Scored 38 30 Conceded 21 +12 GD +17 1.70 PPG 1.59 52% Win % 41% Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history39% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season44% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this seasonRacing Club are 3rd (46 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Racing Club0-15–/–16-301/–31-451/246-60–/–61-75–/176+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededCA River Plate0-15–/–16-301/131-453/246-602/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Racing ClubAdrian Martinez 4 G Tomas Conechny 3 G 2 A CA River PlateSebastian Driussi 5 G Gonzalo Montiel 4 G 1 A Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to El Cilindro that hosts another battle between Racing Club and CA River Plate.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA River Plate winning 100% of all matches.
- 8' The referee calls foul for Tobias Palacio Cardozo. He receives a card.
- 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 18' Racing Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 19' It’s a booking for Racing Club player. Baltasar Rodriguez gets a card.
- 24' 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.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' Facundo Colidio puts CA River Plate on the lead.
- 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 45' Racing Club receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' It is a substitution in CA River Plate team. Tobias Palacio Cardozo is replaced by German Pezzella on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. CA River Plate is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Gonzalo Montiel is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
- 59' Time for substitution for Racing Club. Bruno Zuculini is replaced by Gonzalo Sosa.
- 61' Juan Quintero is replacing Ian Subiabre for the CA River Plate side.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tobias Palacio Cardozo, as he is very good at scoring at El Cilindro with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 73' Racing Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duvan Vergara is hanging Adrian Fernandez on the field on 73 minute.
- 75' Marco Di Cesare was booked on 75.
- 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcos Rojo on 80.
- 81' The referee shows Racing Club player a card on 81.
- 83' Juan Cruz Meza is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 84' Another change for Racing Club made on 84 minute. Ezequiel Cannavo leaves to be changed by Tomas Conechny.
- 88' It’s gonna be a card for Matias Zaracho.
- 90' Fabricio Bustos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gonzalo Montiel on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA River Plate players.
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Lineups
Racing Club Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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36
Bruno Zuculini ↓ Gonzalo Sosa 59'
- 13
- 25
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 28
- 20
- 2
- 24
Bench
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11
Matias Zaracho ↑ 59'
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17
Tomas Conechny ↑ 84'
- 18
- 10
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7
Duvan Vergara ↑ 73'
- 23
- 30
- 19
- 58
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15
Gaston Martirena ↑ 59'
- 8
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44
Gonzalo Sosa ↑ 59'
Coach Gustavo CostasCA River Plate Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 21
- 29
- 9
- 15
- 6
- 11
- 28
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26
Tomas Galvan ↓ Juan Cruz Meza 61'
- 2
- 41
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38
Ian Subiabre ↓ Juan Quintero 61'
Bench
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20
German Pezzella ↑ 46'
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16
Fabricio Bustos ↑ 90'
- 17
- 18
- 33
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10
Juan Quintero ↑ 61'
- 19
- 22
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24
Juan Cruz Meza ↑ 61'
- 25
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Maximiliano Salas ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Braian Romero 2 Miguel Borja 2 Rafael Borre 2 Augusto Solari 1 Jonatan Gomez 1 Julian Alvarez 1 Agustin Palavecino 1 Juan Fernando Quintero 1 Head to Head
Racing Club Form
CA River Plate Form
2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-04-05 CA River Plate 3–0 CA Belgrano W 2026-03-22 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-03-15 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-03-13 CA Huracan 1–2 CA River Plate W 2026-03-03 CS Independiente Rivadavia 1–1 CA River Plate D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.99 Racing Club xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.63 CA River Plate xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CA River Plate winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Racing Club or Draw 52%Draw or CA River Plate 76%Racing Club or CA River Plate 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CA River Plate win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%0 – 1 11%0 – 2 Actual0 – 0 9.3%1 – 2 9.2%1 – 0 6.2%2 – 1 5.6%1 – 3 5%0 – 3 5%2 – 2 4.6%2 – 0 3.5%2 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Racing Club
Handicap Racing Club covers Push CA River Plate covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 14% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 49% — 51% +1 49% 23% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 16% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Racing Club keeps clean sheet 21% ✓CA River Plate keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.