Saturday , 14 November 2026

Racing Club vs CA River Plate, Superliga Argentina 2026 APERTURA

Liga Profesional · 2026
Racing Club
0 – 2
Full Time
CA River Plate
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 23:00 UTC El Cilindro HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Facundo Colidio
0–2 90+2' Sebastian Driussi
Y 8' Tobias Palacio Cardozo
Baltasar Rodriguez 19' Y
Marcos Rojo 45' Y
Y 56' Gonzalo Montiel
Marco Di Cesare 75' Y
Marcos Rojo 80' R
Santiago Sosa 81' Y
Y 83' Juan Cruz Meza
Matias Zaracho 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club vs CA River Plate — Superliga Argentina at El Cilindro.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Facundo Rodriguez
  • Assistant 2 Jose Castelli
23 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CA Vélez Sarsfield 27 51
2 CA Talleres 27 48
3 Racing Club 27 46
4 CA Huracán 27 46
5 CA River Plate 27 43
6 CA Boca Juniors 27 42
7 CA Independiente 27 40
8 CA Tucumán 27 40
9 CA Unión 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 Lanús 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 Córdoba 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 Junín 27 26
27 CA Banfield 27 24
28 CA Barracas Central 27 23

Head-to-Head

2
7
Racing Club 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate 2025-11-24 Racing Club 3–2 CA River Plate 2024-12-15 Racing Club 1–0 CA River Plate 2023-07-29 CA River Plate 2–1 Racing Club 2022-10-23 Racing Club 1–2 CA River Plate

Recent Form

Racing Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Río Cuarto H 2–0 W
11 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junín A 0–0 D
04 Mar CA Tucumán A 3–0 W
CA River Plate
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Racing Club A 2–0 W
05 Apr CA Belgrano H 3–0 W
22 Mar Estudiantes de Río Cuarto A 2–0 W
15 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junín H 2–0 W
13 Mar CA Huracán 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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season
38% Clean Sheets
CA River Plate this season

Racing Club are 3rd (46 pts). CA River Plate are 5th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club
0-15
3/1
16-30
6/5
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
9/2
46-60
4/–
61-75
5/4
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club
Adrian Martinez 7 G 1 A
Tomas Conechny 4 G 2 A
CA River Plate
Gonzalo Montiel 7 G 3 A
Tomas Galvan 6 G 3 A
Sebastian Driussi 6 G
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Racing Club welcome CA River Plate for this crunch clash at El Cilindro.
  • 5' Ian Subiabre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
  • 8' Tobias Palacio Cardozo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 8.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gonzalo Montiel made 212 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Baltasar Rodriguez on 19 minutes earns him a card. Racing Club will be frustrated.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past CA River Plate's compact 4-4-2.
  • 29' Anibal Moreno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CA River Plate so far.
  • 33' The Argentina forward Facundo Colidio breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 0-1!
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcos Rojo on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for CA River Plate! German Pezzella comes on to replace Tobias Palacio Cardozo.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gonzalo Montiel.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Racing Club! Gonzalo Sosa comes on to replace Bruno Zuculini.
  • 61' Juan Quintero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ian Subiabre on 61 minute.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' It looks surprising CA River Plate does not make any changes. Juan Cruz Meza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' The Racing Club manager makes a substitution. Adrian Fernandez departs to be replaced by Duvan Vergara.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a card for Marco Di Cesare.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Marcos Rojo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' Santiago Sosa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 83' CA River Plate receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' Tomas Conechny has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel Cannavo on 84 minute.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Matias Zaracho on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Gonzalo Montiel makes way for Fabricio Bustos at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from CA River Plate.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Racing Club 0-2 CA River Plate.

Lineups

Racing Club Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Costas

CA River Plate Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Juan Fernando Quintero 2
Miguel Borja 2
Rafael Borre 2
Braian Romero 2
Santiago Solari 1
Gaston Martirena 1
Alejandro Donatti 1
Matias Rojas 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate 2025-11-24 Racing Club 3–2 CA River Plate 2024-12-15 Racing Club 1–0 CA River Plate 2023-07-29 CA River Plate 2–1 Racing Club 2022-10-23 Racing Club 1–2 CA River Plate

Racing Club Form

2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 CA River Plate L 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 Río Cuarto W 2026-03-11 CA Sarmiento de Junín 0–0 Racing Club D 2026-03-04 CA Tucumán 0–3 Racing Club W

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 Río Cuarto 0–2 CA River Plate W 2026-03-15 CA River Plate 2–0 CA Sarmiento de Junín W 2026-03-13 CA Huracán 1–2 CA River Plate W 2026-03-03 CS Independiente Rivadavia 1–1 CA River Plate D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.11 Racing Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: CA River Plate or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club28% Draw28% CA River Plate44%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Racing Club or Draw
56%
Draw or CA River Plate
72%
Racing Club or CA River Plate
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club20% Draw47% CA River Plate33%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club

Handicap Racing Club covers Push CA River Plate covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
CA River Plate keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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