Match Report
Racing Club went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; Vélez Sarsfield sat 1st on 11 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Vélez Sarsfield no better than 11th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Racing Club were scoring 2.33 and conceding 0.5, Vélez Sarsfield 1.83 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Racing Club entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 7 Racing Club wins, 2 for Vélez Sarsfield, 3 draws, at 2.17 goals per meeting.
Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda staged the fixture, a ground that holds 51,389. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Racing Club: Santiago Solari (82')




