Racing – Argentinos Jrs
Racing Club are enduring a nightmare start to the season. After losing the final in December last year, they have been unable to find their rhythm. On Monday, following another very poor performance, they fell 3-1 away to Tigre. La Academia sit bottom of Group B and the overall standings with no points after three rounds; in fact, they have now gone four league matches without a win (one draw and three defeats in regular time). In addition, Racing lost their most recent home match (2-1 against Rosario Central), bringing an end to a seven-game unbeaten run at their stadium (four wins and three draws). All regular starters are available to host Argentinos Juniors on Saturday. Argentinos Juniors continue to play very attractive football, but they also keep paying the price for their lack of efficiency in attack. Last Monday, they once again missed several chances and had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home against Belgrano in a very entertaining match. As a result, El Bicho have collected five points from three rounds in the Torneo Apertura (without conceding a goal so far). Nicolás Diez’s side have lost just one of their last seven league matches (four wins and two draws) and have recorded two wins, one draw and only one defeat in their last four away fixtures. Even though Argentinos has been struggling to score goals and has been solid in defense, I’m going to take the OVER here. Racing has made all kind of defensive mistakes lately but they are still a top attacking team and considering they are now desperate to get their first points of the season, I can see at least 2 goals happening.