This promises to be another interesting encounter at Estadio Libertadores de América in the Superliga. Independiente is in 2nd position and welcome Racing Club in 3rd place. Read all about the match here!
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Racing Club have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Superliga
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Copa Argentina match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Tigre, so at least Independiente are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Independiente form and stats
Only two Superliga home games for Independiente so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Independiente are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Tigre.
Before that, Independiente played out a Superliga draw 1-1 when visiting Platense.This is expected to be a close game, with Independiente perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Independiente as a small favourite), we find six games. Independiente has won three of these, drawn zero and lost three.
Early season league goal statistics from Independiente's 2 home games: 2 goals, 0 conceded.
Racing Club form and stats
Four points from two away games for Racing Club, meaning one draw and one victory in the Superliga so far.
The Racing goalkeeper Gabriel Arias Arroyo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 364 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Racing won their last game, 1-0 versus Sarmiento played at home. Mauricio Martínez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Martínez won 5 of 5 duels. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Pizzi Torroja when Benjamín Garré scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Aldosivi at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Racing Club playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Racing Club wins, three draws and six defeats.
2 goals so far away for Racing Club, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Racing Club - Independiente 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Independiente victories, one draw and five Racing Club wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chancalay 5 goals |   S. Romero 4 goals |  S. Palacios 4 goals |
Independiente missing players
Racing Club missing players
| Independiente | Racing Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 42% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 47% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 42% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 70% | 45% |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 10.8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| 29% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 30% |
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Independiente have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Racing Club have scored away.
- Independiente have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Racing Club have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (13) in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most clean sheets (6) away in Superliga
- Racing Club have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Superliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Independiente | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Racing Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | River Plate | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Lanus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Newell's Old Boys | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Patronato | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Atletico Tucuman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Colon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Estudiantes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Banfield | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Godoy Cruz | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Gimnasia La Plata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Central Cordoba SdE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Huracan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Argentinos Juniors | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Talleres Cordoba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Defensa y Justicia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 20 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Velez Sarsfield | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Rosario Central | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 24 | Sarmiento | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 25 | Platense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 26 | Union Santa Fe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 2 |