Not long now until Torneo Clausura action on Saturday when Racing Club take on Barracas Central.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Racing Club v Barracas Central are shown on this page (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
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Racing Club
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Racing Club are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-0 Copa Libertadores triumph over Fortaleza.
In that match, Racing Club managed 66% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Racing Club was Adrián Martínez (90'). On the other side, Fortaleza got 6 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
Their more recent scorelines highlight the fact that much solidity has been shown by the Racing Club rearguard. Racing Club have been stingy, with the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous 6 clashes standing at 2. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, of course.
Barracas Central
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against River Plate in Torneo Apertura action, Barracas Central and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Barracas Central had 27% possession and 4 shots at goal with 1 on target. On the other side, River Plate got 11 shots on goal with 7 on target. Paulo Díaz (12'), Ignacio Fernández (43') and Marcos Acuña (88') scored for River Plate.
A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Barracas Central has been noticeable in recent matches. Checking on their last six games reveals that this has occurred 5 times. During these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal aggregate of 8 while Barracas Central have scored 4.
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Head to head
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Torneo Apertura match day 1 on 24/01/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Barracas Central 1-3 Racing Club.
That time, Barracas Central managed 31% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Facundo Bruera (21').
On the other side, Racing Club had 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Luciano Vietto (30'), Adrián Martínez (74') and Adrián Balboa (92') scored.
The referee was Fernando Echenique.
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Team News: Racing Club
The Racing Club manager Gustavo Costas will be thankful to have no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from.
It looks as if La Academia should opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Gabriel Arias, Marco Di Cesare, Santiago Sosa, Nazareno Colombo, Facundo Mura, Juan Ignacio Nardoni, Richard Sánchez, Gabriel Rojas, Santiago Solari, R. M. Degregorio and Adrian Martinez.
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Team News: Barracas Central
Due to a completely healthy group ready to go, the Barracas Central manager has no fitness concerns to speak of before this game.
We are inclined to think that Barracas Central could decide to utilise a 3-4-2-1 formation with a starting lineup of Marcos Ledesma, Kevin Jappert, Fernando Tobio, Yonatthan Rak, Rafael Barrios, Dardo Miloc, Ivan Tapia, Rodrigo Insua, Siro Rosane, Javier Ruiz and Jhonatan Candia.
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Prediction
In this game, Racing Club can and should dominate possession and create several successful chances.
However, Barracas Central will be up against it to get a goal of their own although we do think it’s probable that they will be converting at least once as well.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning score for Racing Club at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the win-draw-win market, backing Racing Club can be had for 1.48, backing a draw is 4 & putting your money on the win for Barracas Central can be had at 7.5. Those are the best market prices available right now.
Peter Guest,
21:02 08/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Racing Club
Formed: 1903
Stadium: The Estadio Presidente Perón (55,880)
Captain: Gabriel Arias
Chairman: Diego Milito
Manager: Gustavo Costas
Competitions: Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16), Recopa Sudamericana (Final)
🔑 Key Man: Maximiliano Salas
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Maximiliano Salas was born in Curuzú Cuatiá, Argentina. Having made a first senior appearance for Necaxa in the 2019 - 2020 season, the gifted Forward has scored 4 league goals in this Primera División 2024 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.