Thursday , 2 July 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
16 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.5 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 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

1
6
Racing Club 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals CA River Plate
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 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 2021-11-26 CA River Plate 4–0 Racing Club

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 Rio Cuarto H 2–0 W
11 Mar CA Sarmiento de Junin A 0–0 D
04 Mar CA Tucuman 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 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 history
39% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season
44% 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
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CA River Plate
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club
Adrian Martinez 4 G
Tomas Conechny 3 G 2 A
CA River Plate
Sebastian Driussi 5 G
Gonzalo Montiel 4 G 1 A
Juan Fernando Quintero 3 G 2 A
Juan Quintero 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Racing Club and CA River Plate has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 8' CA River Plate receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
  • 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' CA River Plate looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sebastian Driussi scoring 1 goals.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Baltasar Rodriguez on 19.
  • 24' CA River Plate started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA River Plate that had 182 games and scored 279 goals.
  • 33' Goal! Facundo Colidio scores his 21 goal in 485 matches.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcos Rojo on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for German Pezzella. He replaces Tobias Palacio Cardozo on 46 minute.
  • 51' Racing Club 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.
  • 56' Gonzalo Montiel is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 59' Gonzalo Sosa is replacing Bruno Zuculini for the Racing Club side.
  • 61' Time for substitution for CA River Plate. Ian Subiabre is replaced by Juan Quintero.
  • 66' Santiago Beltran has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Baltasar Rodriguez made 168 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Another substitution for Racing Club to replace Adrian Fernandez by Duvan Vergara on 73 minute.
  • 75' The referee shows Racing Club player a card on 75.
  • 80' Racing Club receives a card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Racing Club player. Santiago Sosa gets a card.
  • 83' It’s a booking for CA River Plate player. Juan Cruz Meza gets a card.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Conechny. He replaces Ezequiel Cannavo on 84 minute.
  • 88' Racing Club receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' The CA River Plate manager makes a substitution. Gonzalo Montiel departs to be replaced by Fabricio Bustos.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA River Plate players.

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
Miguel Borja 2
Rafael Borre 2
Braian Romero 2
Julian Alvarez 1
Agustin Palavecino 1
Juan Fernando Quintero 1
Alejandro Donatti 1
Matias Rojas 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Racing Club 0–2 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 2021-11-26 CA River Plate 4–0 Racing Club

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 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

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 accuracy
2 / 4
0.99 Racing Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 CA River Plate xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club24% Draw27% CA River Plate49%
Actual: CA River Plate win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Racing Club17% Draw47% CA River Plate36%
Actual: CA River Plate win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 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.