Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto host Racing Club in the Liga Profesional Argentina. Racing have generally finished on the right side of results this season, while Estudiantes have found things much harder going, especially at home.
The two sides met back in March, when Racing won comfortably on that occasion. That result came at Racing's own ground, though, so it only tells us so much about how this reverse fixture might unfold.
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Two very different recent runs
Racing's away form this season has been a mixed bag: six wins, six draws and eight losses from twenty matches, with 25 goals scored and 25 conceded. That's a side capable of good results on the road, but also one that drops points regularly.
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Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto: 20 completed matches; Racing Club: 20 completed matches.
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto
- Win
- 5% 1 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 70% 14 / 20
- Scored
- 7
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- -19
Racing Club
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- 0
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Belgrano Cordoba | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 21.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Instituto Cordoba | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 15.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | Sarmiento Junin | 04.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Huracan | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 30.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | San Lorenzo | 22.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | Atletico Tucuman | 17.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Independ. Rivadavia | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 08.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | Banfield | 01.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Argentinos JRS | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 29.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | Tigre | 25.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Sarmiento Junin | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Huracan | Racing Club | 14.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Atletico Tucuman | 07.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Independ. Rivadavia | Racing Club | 31.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Boca Juniors | 24.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Copa Argentina | Racing Club | Belgrano Cordoba | 20.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Banfield | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Argentinos JRS | Racing Club | 10.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Tigre | 02.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Rosario Central | Racing Club | 29.07.2026 | 0-0 |
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto's home record over the same number of games is far more one-sided. Just a single win in twenty matches, five draws and fourteen losses, with only seven goals scored against 26 conceded. That's a heavy defensive weakness that's been consistent rather than a blip.
Racing's inconsistency away from home meets a Estudiantes side who've barely won anything on their own patch.
Comparative Team Statistics: Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto vs Racing Club

Only one meeting on record
There's just one head-to-head fixture in the data, from March this year, when Racing beat Estudiantes 2-0. That match was played at Racing's ground, not this one, so it doesn't directly reflect how either side performs in this specific venue matchup.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 17.03.2026 | 2-0 |
With only a single prior meeting available, it's not really enough to draw firm conclusions about how these two sides tend to play each other.
A clear gap in the table
Two separate standings snapshots both point the same way: Racing Club sit well above Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto, whether you look at the longer 16-game read or the shorter 10-game one. In the fuller table, Racing have 21 points to Estudiantes' 5, with Estudiantes down among the bottom sides shown.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apertura - Group B | |||||||
| 1 | Independ. Rivadavia | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29/15 | 34 |
| 2 | River Plate | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22/12 | 29 |
| 3 | Argentinos JRS | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17/13 | 29 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20/16 | 28 |
| 5 | Belgrano Cordoba | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17/13 | 26 |
| 6 | Gimnasia L.P. | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19/19 | 26 |
| 7 | Huracan | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17/13 | 22 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17/15 | 21 |
| 9 | Barracas Central | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15/15 | 21 |
| 10 | Tigre | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18/15 | 20 |
| 11 | Sarmiento Junin | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13/20 | 19 |
| 12 | Banfield | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17/19 | 18 |
| 13 | Atletico Tucuman | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15/20 | 14 |
| 14 | Aldosivi | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6/19 | 8 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5/24 | 5 |
| Clausura - Group B | |||||||
| 1 | Argentinos JRS | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13/9 | 18 |
| 2 | Rosario Central | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11/8 | 18 |
| 3 | Independ. Rivadavia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14/13 | 17 |
| 4 | Gimnasia L.P. | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15/15 | 17 |
| 5 | Belgrano Cordoba | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11/7 | 16 |
| 6 | Huracan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10/8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sarmiento Junin | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17/16 | 16 |
| 8 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13/12 | 13 |
| 9 | Atletico Tucuman | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7/6 | 13 |
| 10 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9/9 | 12 |
| 11 | Barracas Central | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5/7 | 12 |
| 12 | Banfield | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11/16 | 9 |
| 13 | Aldosivi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12/16 | 8 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11/16 | 8 |
| 15 | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5/13 | 6 |
The gap isn't just about position, either. Racing's goal difference is positive in both readings, while Estudiantes have conceded far more than they've scored throughout.
Discipline records worth flagging
A few players stand out for card counts rather than injuries. Racing's M. Di Cesare has picked up eight yellows in 17 matches, and A. Martínez has two reds to go with four yellows in 22 appearances. M. Rojo has also seen red once this season.
For Estudiantes, T. González has collected eight yellows in 24 matches. None of this confirms who's actually available for this fixture, but it does show which players have been walking a disciplinary tightrope.

How this one might play out
Put the numbers together and you get a home side that's struggled to keep clean sheets or score goals, against an away side that's had a patchy but occasionally productive season on the road. That combination points towards goals being a live possibility, even if Racing's away form hasn't always been reliable enough to call this a certainty.
Estudiantes' home defensive record is the bigger concern for their supporters here. Whether Racing can consistently exploit it, given their own inconsistency away from home, is the open question.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Antonini | Argentina | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Talpone | Argentina | 30 | Midfielder | 165 | 63 |
| R. Lozano | Argentina | 29 | Defender | 179 | 78 |
| M. Bajamich | Argentina | 27 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| L. Bruera | Argentina | 28 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 78 |
| M. Tévez | Argentina | 30 | Attacker | 170 | 69 |
| R. Ábila | Argentina | 36 | Attacker | 175 | 84 |
| R. Bacchia | Uruguay | 27 | Goalkeeper | 187 cm | 85 kg |
| M. Molina | Argentina | 27 | Attacker | 183 | 79 |
| J. Garro | Argentina | 33 | Attacker | 179 cm | 71 kg |
| F. Bersano | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 168 cm | 68 kg |
| M. Valiente | Argentina | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 74 |
| F. Cobos | Argentina | 33 | Defender | 178 | 72 |
| M. Ruíz Díaz | Argentina | 30 | Defender | 179 | 74 |
| G. Alanís | Argentina | 32 | Midfielder | 189 | 80 |
| M. Garnerone | Argentina | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Ojeda | Argentina | 34 | Defender | 183 | 83 |
| A. Cabrera | Argentina | 34 | Midfielder | 185 | 85 |
| J. Ferreira | Paraguay | 34 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Hesar | Argentina | 32 | Midfielder | 182 | 85 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rojo | Argentina | 36 | Defender | 186 | 82 |
| M. Kranevitter | Argentina | 33 | Midfielder | 177 | 75 |
| M. Zaracho | Argentina | 28 | Midfielder | 171 | 67 |
| M. Tagliamonte | Argentina | 28 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 88 |
| D. Ortegoza | Argentina | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 71 |
| S. Sosa | Argentina | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 78 |
| B. Zuculini | Argentina | 33 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| G. Lodico | Argentina | 28 | Midfielder | 173 | 63 |
| F. Cambeses | Argentina | 29 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 78 |
| D. Vergara | Colombia | 30 | Attacker | 173 | 72 |
| F. Pardo | Argentina | 29 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| G. Rojas | Argentina | 29 | Defender | 178 | 68 |
| M. Miljevic | USA | 25 | Midfielder | 176 | 76 |
| A. Espino | Uruguay | 34 | Defender | 172 | 71 |
| T. Conechny | Argentina | 28 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| A. García | Argentina | 34 | Defender | 178 | 78 |
| L. Díaz | Argentina | 28 | Attacker | 181 | 80 |
| A. Martínez | Argentina | 34 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| N. Colombo | Argentina | 27 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| J. Barinaga | Argentina | 25 | Defender | 176 | 71 |
There's a clear gap between these two sides on paper, and Estudiantes' home form has been genuinely poor all season. That alone might tempt a view towards Racing, but their own away record has been far from bulletproof.
Without a market to measure against, we're not going to manufacture a pick here. The underlying form and table gap are worth watching, but this one's a pass for now.
