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

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Liga Profesional · 2026

Racing Club

3 – 1

Full Time

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 23:15 UTC Estadio Juan Domingo Peron 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

Adrian Martinez 63' Y

Y 71' Mauricio Martinez

Y 83' Santiago Salle

Overview

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Racing Club vs CA Sarmiento de Junin — Superliga Argentina at Estadio Juan Domingo Peron.

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

Match Details

Referee Leandro Rey Hilfer

20 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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

24% Clean Sheets
Racing Club this season

26% 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

3/1

16-30

6/5

31-45

2/6

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/3

76+

3/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CA Sarmiento de Junin

0-15

6/1

16-30

6/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

4/5

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club

Adrian Martinez	7 G	1 A
Tomas Conechny	4 G	2 A

CA Sarmiento de Junin

Junior Marabel	14 G	5 A
Julian Mavilla	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio Juan Domingo Peron will turn into a battlefield for Racing Club and CA Sarmiento de Junin.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' CA Sarmiento de Junin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' 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.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
23' Racing Club is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gonzalo Escudero on 23.
26' Goal! Junior Marabel scores his 10 goal in 192 matches.
31' CA Sarmiento de Junin are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' CA Sarmiento de Junin started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
39' Juan Insaurralde catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
44' CA Sarmiento de Junin 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.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
52' Adrian Martinez does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club surge ahead!
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Facundo Sava will be considering his options from the bench.
58' CA Sarmiento de Junin ring the changes. Jonathan Herrera has done his job and it is now time for Diego Churin to step up.
62' Cristian Zabala picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' A moment of madness from Adrian Martinez on 63 minutes earns him a card. Racing Club will be frustrated.
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club and CA Sarmiento de Junin are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' Mauricio Martinez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' The 24-year-old Ignacio Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' The crowd applauds Gonzalo Escudero as he leaves the pitch. Nazareno Colombo steps in for Racing Club.
80' GOAL! Ignacio Rodriguez fires home to make it 3-1!
81' CA Sarmiento de Junin ring the changes. Mauricio Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Elian Gimenez to step up.
82' CA Sarmiento de Junin make a change. Julian Mavilla trudges off to be replaced by Gaston Gonzalez on 82 minutes.
83' The referee shows CA Sarmiento de Junin player a card on 83.
85' Racing Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matias Kranevitter is hanging Diego Ortegoza on the field on 85 minute.
90' The whistle greets Adrian Martinez as he departs to be replaced by Duvan Vergara.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Racing Club to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Racing Club Lineups

Starting XI

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

Bench

Coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda

CA Sarmiento de Junin 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
Benjamin Garre	1
Matias Rojas	1
Adrian Martinez	1
Ignacio Rodriguez	1
Gonzalo Escudero	1
Junior Marabel	1
Ezequiel Naya	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 Junin 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 W 2026-08-16 CA Sarmiento de Junin 2–0 CA Huracan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Racing Club xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 CA Sarmiento de Junin xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club55% Draw26% CA Sarmiento de Junin19%

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 Junin

45%

Racing Club or CA Sarmiento de Junin

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club40% Draw46% CA Sarmiento de Junin14%

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 Junin 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 Junin keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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