Match Report
Estudiantes went into the game 1st in the table on 31 points; Racing Club sat 7th on 20 — an 11-point gap. Racing Club ranked just 57th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Estudiantes 1.19 scored and 0.44 conceded per game, Racing Club 1.21 and 1, with the league averaging 1.04.
Defeat had not touched Estudiantes in 8 games. Racing Club had gone 7 games without a win.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Estudiantes have 5 wins to Racing Club's 5, with 7 draws, at 2.18 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 35% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 35% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de Caseros (capacity 48,314). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Racing Club: Santiago Sosa (89')
Key stats
Possession: Estudiantes 48% · Racing Club 52% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 1-4