National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Racing Club or San Martín Formosa that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as San Martín Formosa have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Racing Club form and stats
Last season their Copa Argentina adventure ended in the round of 32.A good away victory last time out for Racing Club, who won 3-0 against Arsenal de Sarandi. Racing decided the match against Arsenal de Sarandi in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy. Piovi, defender, was given a rating of 8.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Piovi scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 15 duels.
Before that, Racing Club drew at home versus Tigre.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Racing Club friendly games in pre-season: Racing Club played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Racing Club scored {0 goals} and conceded 0 in these one game.
San Martín Formosa form and stats
They also participated in Copa Argentina last season. This ended in the qualifying round, when Boca Unidos drew the shortest straw.Two away games in a row for Formosa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Villa Mitre.
A draw for San Martín Formosa before that, at their own venue hosting Estudiantes de San Luis (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) (1-1).Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rojas Romero 1 goals |  F. Mura 1 goals | G. Piovi 1 goals |
Racing Club missing players
San Martín Formosa missing players
| Racing Club | San Martín Formosa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 46 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 12.2 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.7 | ||
