Argentinos Juniors vs Racing Club Prediction: A Low Scoring Fixture

In the upcoming fixture of the Argentine Primera Division, Matchday 2, Argentinos Juniors will be up against Racing Club at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires. Argentinos Juniors and Racing Club didn’t start the proceedings in the ongoing season as they would have expected. Juniors lost to Rosario (1-0), which was quite unexpected. Moreover, Belgrana secured a draw against Racing Club (0-0). The last time Argentinos Juniors and Racing Club played, Racing won (1-0). There’s no doubt that the upcoming fixture will be an intense matchup, with both sides looking to attack and register their first win of the season.

Though there’s a rich history of the two sides taking on each other on several occasions, we will analyze the stats from the previous 9 matches played between Juniors and Racing. In the last 9 matches played, Racing Club has secured wins in 5 matches, whereas Juniors has stayed successful in just 2. Talking about the goal scoring, in 2 of 9 matches, the game total was over 2.5 goals and Racing Club has 56% clean sheets win against Juniors. On paper, Racing looks competitive to win and the game to be a competitive one.

Going in the matchup, Argentinos Juniors is coming off a defeat against Rosario Central, in which Nuss, Veron, and Avalos failed to convert shots on target in goals. With a 76% ball possession and 7 shots on target, Juniors had all in control, but still they couldn’t find reply to Rosario’s goal in the 20th minute of play. Moreover, Leonardo Heredia was booked and suspended on a red card. Juniors ended the previous season with an unbeaten run in the last 4 games, however, its consistent run came to an end in the previous game. Moreover, the game total for Argentinos in the last 5 games has stayed under 2.5 goals, which is why the upcoming fixture is expected to be a low-scoring one.

Though Racing Club didn’t secure a win in the opening game against Belgrano (0-0), it had players like Pilud, Insua, and Moralez playing at important positions. With a 70% ball possession and an accurate passing percentage of 87% in the last game, Racing Club was spot on with its tactical gameplay. However, Racing didn't manage to find the net and had just two shots on target. The result from the upcoming contest will also depend on how Gabriel Arias performs. In the previous game, Gabriel managed to save an important goal, giving his side a chance for a draw. With a goal scoring average of 1 goal per game against Juniors in 34 games played, Racing will back itself to score a goal at least. 

Going in the most competitive fixture of Matchday 2, the two sides have recorded a total of under 2.5 goals in theri last 5 matches. Hence, the upcoming matchup is also likely to produce a total of under 2.5. As the two sides have balanced head-to-head against each other, the game is likely to go down at the last minute. I will back Racing to win 0-1 or the match to end as a draw. 

• Double Chance - Draw or Racing Club for 1.50
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.72
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.6