Match Report
The table read 7th (Racing Club, 20 pts) against 1st (River Plate, 29 pts), 9 points apart. Racing Club's recent output lagged their position: 58th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Racing Club 1.21 scored and 1 conceded per game, River Plate 1.57 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.04.
River Plate carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Racing Club have 3 wins to River Plate's 8, with 3 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón (capacity 26,535). On the scoreboard, River Plate led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Facundo Colidio (33'), Sebastián Driussi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Racing Club 50% · River Plate 50% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 8-2