- Team form: Argentinos Juniors are in top form at the top of Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026 on 9 points from 3 games.
- League position: Racing Club are down in 11th with 4 points from 3 matches.
Argentinos are top of the league, Racing are at the bottom
Argentinos Juniors have made a brilliant start to Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026, picking up 9 points from their opening 3 games, while Racing Club have not impressed by comparison, picking up 4 of the available 9 points from their first 3 fixtures.
Argentinos Juniors picked up their first away win with a 0-1 success at Club Atletico Belgrano. Racing Club's 1st Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026 point came from a 0-0 away draw at Rosario Central, before they were defeated 1-3 at home by Tigre.
Racing Club won the reverse fixture 2-1 at home in Liga Profesional – Apertura 2026, but have failed to win their last 2 away at Argentinos Juniors. Argentinos Juniors have a 3-2 head-to-head advantage over Racing Club in their last 5 meetings in all competitions, with no draws.
Racing are playing the right way, Argentinos are playing better
Racing's tactics
Juan Pablo Vojvoda has set Racing Club up to play a flexible 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-1-2 system in Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026, which has focused on transitioning quickly, recovering compact and pressing to recover possession, before playing with pace and width in vertical attacks. Matias Kranevitter gives Racing Club a creative spark with 1 assist in 3 Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026 matches, while Duvan Vergara and Matko Miljevic will support him up top.
Argentinos' tactics
Nicolas Diez has set Argentinos Juniors up to control possession in a 4-2-3-1, which uses patience and possession on the wings to create overloads, and has organized counterpressure in the defensive third. Alan Lescano has been their sharpest edge in Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026, with 1 goal in 2 matches.
Match outlook
Under 2.5 goals at 1.42 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.57 also appeals for a cagey battle between 2 teams that have not yet shown themselves to be open shootouts. Argentinos Juniors to win at 2.32 is our selection, ahead of Racing Club at 3.4 and the Draw at 2.9.
- Argentinos Juniors come into Sunday's Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026 game in top form, having won their last 5 matches in all current competitions.
- They will surely be the most likely winners in this contest, but Sunday's game could be tight, with possession and transition the key battle.
- Argentinos will look to control the game and squeeze the wings, while Racing will look for the 1st turnover and try to break quickly.
- Argentinos have been stingy on their own turf in Liga Profesional – Clausura 2026 and have yet to concede.
- They have been the best side in the league so far and we're backing them to edge Sunday's close contest.
