The Argentine Pro Liga moves into matchday No. 11 this weekend with Racing Club just four points off of first-place Atletico Tucuman. Racing Club are unbeaten in six straight games ahead of the weekend and the arrival of Tigre.
Tigre are 18th in the 24-team division. Just 12 points have been taken by Tigre in 10 matches this season.
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Their form has been up and down, but Tigre are coming off of a 3-0 win against Atletico Platense last time out.
These teams have not met since 2019 and Racing Club have just edged the head-to-head series with Tigre in their last six encounters. Racing Club have a record of 3W-2D-1L.
Racing Club took 12 points from the last six games in Liga Pro. The Academy are on a great run of form with each of their last six matches in Liga Pro ending without a defeat. Racing Club scored 11 times in the last six games and conceded just three goals.
The Academy have scored Liga Pro’s second most goals in 2022 with 16. They have allowed the joint fourth fewest goals with just eight. Forward Enzo Copetti leads Racing Club with five goals in Liga Pro.
Tigre took eight points from the last six games. Their form isn’t great, but it is the type of form that keeps teams in the top flight from year to year without a threat of relegation. Tigre are currently six points ahead of the 23rd-place team, Lanus.
El Matador scored just eight goals in the last six matches, while conceding six times. Tigre have scored the joint fourth most goals in Liga Pro with 14. However, it is their goals conceded figure that has them down the table.
Tigre have allowed 14 goals to opponents. El Matador have conceded the fourth most goals in the division ahead of round No. 11.
Twenty-three-year-old forward Mateo Retegui leads Tigre in goals with five this season. Facundo Colido has four assists to lead Tigre in the creative department.
Racing Club manager Fernando Gago has midfielder Emiliano Vecchio and goalkeeper Gabriel Arias on the injury list.
Both will miss the game through injury. Tigre have no new injury problems ahead of this weekend’s clash.
Racing Club are on a brilliant run of form and should stay unbeaten in seven straight games. The Academy should post a 1-0 win against Tigre with Copetti potentially getting his sixth goal of the campaign in Liga Pro.