On Sunday night, Racing Club hosts local rivals Independiente in the Avellaneda derby, with both teams looking to improve their positions in the Primera Division table.
The home team is currently in sixth place in the table, four points adrift of leaders Gimnasia La Plata. However, such is the congested nature of the table that they are only three points clear of Sunday’s opponents, who are currently in 19th place in the Primera Division standings.
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Fernando Gago’s team has made an inconsistent start to their campaign, although they have taken four points from their last two Primera Division matches against Aldosivi and Sarmiento. Their recent matches in the Argentinian top-flight have been relatively low-scoring, too, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven league games.
Racing Club have been formidable on home soil of late in the Primera Division, as they are unbeaten in 13 home games, having recorded ten wins and three draws. They have also kept four straight clean sheets in the Argentinian top-flight.
The visitors will go level on points with their hosts if they pull off a derby victory. Eduardo Dominguez’s team head into this clash on the back of three defeats in their last four league outings.
One of the main contributing facts to that poor recent run of league form has been bad defensive displays, as they have conceded at least two goals in all three of their recent league defeats. Independiente’s recent poor defensive displays have led to their last four matches in the Primera Division producing over 2.5 goals.
The visitors have recently been poor travellers in the Primera Division, as they have won just one of their last ten away games in the Argentinian top-flight.
Forebet predicts that Racing Club will continue their recent strong home record by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.