Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Racing Club (4th, 44 pts) and Godoy Cruz (1st, 29 pts). Godoy Cruz ranked just 23rd in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Racing Club ran at 1.56 scored and 1.15 conceded, Godoy Cruz at 1.14 and 0.43.
From the last five rounds, Racing Club held 12 points of 15 and Godoy Cruz 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 7 Racing Club wins, 4 for Godoy Cruz, 1 draw, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%. Goals have dried up lately: 2.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.33 across the full history.
The match was played at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda (capacity 51,389). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Racing Club led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.