Racing Club vs CA Sarmiento de Junin, Superliga Argentina 2026 CLAUSURA

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Racing Club

3 – 1

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CA Sarmiento de Junin

Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 23:15 UTC El Cilindro HT 45' · FT 45'

Gonzalo Escudero 23' 1–0

1–1 26' Junior Marabel

Adrian Martinez 52' 2–1

Ignacio Rodriguez 80' 3–1

Y 39' Juan Insaurralde

Y 62' Cristian Zabala

Y 71' Mauricio Martinez

Y 83' Santiago Salle

Overview

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Racing Club vs CA Sarmiento de Junín — Superliga Argentina at El Cilindro.

Racing Club 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
CA Sarmiento de Junín 27 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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 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

Racing Club 5 games · Avg 1.4 goals CA Sarmiento de Junin

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-18 Racing Club 3–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2026-03-11 CA Sarmiento de Junin 0–0 Racing Club 2024-07-24 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–0 Racing Club 2023-03-12 Racing Club 1–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2021-07-31 Racing Club 1–0 CA Sarmiento de Junin

Recent Form

Racing Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	CA Sarmiento de Junin	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	CA Huracan	A	1–2	L
06 Sep	CA Tucuman	H	1–2	L
31 Aug	CS Independiente Rivadavia	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	CA Boca Juniors	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	CA Banfield	H	0–1	L

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Racing Club	A	1–3	L
13 Sep	CA Belgrano	H	1–1	D
04 Sep	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	A	2–0	W
28 Aug	CA Union	A	1–4	L
23 Aug	Estudiantes de La Plata	H	2–0	W
16 Aug	CA Huracan	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Racing Club		CA Sarmiento de Junin
#3	Position	#26
46	Points	26
27	Played	27
14 / 4 / 9	W / D / L	5 / 11 / 11
42	Scored	18
30	Conceded	28
+12	GD	-10
1.70	PPG	0.96
52%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season

31% Clean Sheets
CA Sarmiento de Junin this season

Racing Club are 3rd (46 pts). CA Sarmiento de Junin are 26th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/4

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Sarmiento de Junin

0-15

3/–

16-30

5/2

31-45

3/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

4/3

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club

Adrian Martinez	4 G
Tomas Conechny	3 G	2 A

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Junior Marabel	12 G	4 A
Julian Mavilla	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: CA Sarmiento de Junin gets underway.
5' CA Sarmiento de Junin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Junior Marabel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club so far.
15' CA Sarmiento de Junin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' A quiet spell here at El Cilindro. Racing Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' What composure from Gonzalo Escudero! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
26' A stunning finish from Junior Marabel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club and CA Sarmiento de Junin are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' 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.
39' The referee calls foul for Juan Insaurralde. He receives a card.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
49' CA Sarmiento de Junin come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' What composure from Adrian Martinez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
57' Racing Club are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CA Sarmiento de Junin backline.
58' The crowd applauds Jonathan Herrera as he leaves the pitch. Diego Churin steps in for CA Sarmiento de Junin.
62' That is a card for CA Sarmiento de Junin. Cristian Zabala will be fuming at that decision.
67' The travelling CA Sarmiento de Junin supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' That is a card for CA Sarmiento de Junin. Mauricio Martinez will be fuming at that decision.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club in their trying to find a way past CA Sarmiento de Junin's compact .
78' Another change for Racing Club made on 78 minute. Gonzalo Escudero leaves to be changed by Nazareno Colombo.
80' Against the run of play, Ignacio Rodriguez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' A change in the CA Sarmiento de Junin ranks — Mauricio Martinez exits the field as Elian Gimenez enters on 81.
82' CA Sarmiento de Junin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaston Gonzalez is hanging Julian Mavilla on the field on 82 minute.
83' The referee calls foul for Santiago Salle. He receives a card.
85' The whistle greets Diego Ortegoza as he departs to be replaced by Matias Kranevitter.
90' Racing Club ring the changes. Adrian Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Duvan Vergara to step up.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Racing Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Marcos Rojo
11
Matias Zaracho
20
Gaston Lodico
25
Facundo Cambeses
9
Adrian Martinez ↓ Elias Torres 90'
16
Diego Ortegoza ↓ Matias Kranevitter 85'
19
Ignacio Rodriguez
32
Lautaro Diaz ↓ Elias Torres 90'
43
Gonzalo Escudero ↓ Nazareno Colombo 78'
33
Leonel Perez
38
Mateo Martinez

Bench

Coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda

CA Sarmiento de Junín Lineups

Starting XI

16
Mauricio Martinez ↓ Elian Gimenez 81'
3
Lucas Suarez
24
Jonathan Herrera ↓ Diego Churin 58'
15
Cristian Zabala
27
Junior Marabel
2
Juan Insaurralde
12
Thyago Ayala
19
Julian Contrera ↓ Jhon Renteria 58'
8
Santiago Salle
21
Julian Mavilla ↓ Gaston Gonzalez 82'
44
Renzo Orihuela

Bench

Coach Facundo Sava

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adrian Martinez	1
Ignacio Rodriguez	1
Gonzalo Escudero	1
Junior Marabel	1
Ezequiel Naya	1
Benjamin Garre	1
Matias Rojas	1

Head to Head

Racing Club Form

2026-09-18 Racing Club 3–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-09-14 CA Huracan 2–1 Racing Club L 2026-09-06 Racing Club 1–2 CA Tucuman L 2026-08-31 CS Independiente Rivadavia 3–1 Racing Club L 2026-08-24 Racing Club 1–1 CA Boca Juniors D 2026-08-14 Racing Club 0–1 CA Banfield L

CA Sarmiento de Junín Form

2026-09-18 Racing Club 3–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2026-09-13 CA Sarmiento de Junin 1–1 CA Belgrano D 2026-09-04 Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 0–2 CA Sarmiento de Junin W 2026-08-28 CA Union 4–1 CA Sarmiento de Junin L 2026-08-23 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 Estudiantes de La Plata L 2026-08-16 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 CA Huracan L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Racing Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.84 CA Sarmiento de Junín xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club55% Draw26% CA Sarmiento de Junín19%

Actual: Racing Club win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Racing Club or Draw

80%

Draw or CA Sarmiento de Junín

45%

Racing Club or CA Sarmiento de Junín

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club40% Draw46% CA Sarmiento de Junín14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club

Handicap	Racing Club covers	Push	CA Sarmiento de Junín covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

CA Sarmiento de Junín keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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