Sarmiento vs Racing Club Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sarmeinto will be looking to maintain their good run of results in the Primera Division at home when they play host to Racing Club on Monday.

On the other hand, the visitors will be looking to claim consecutive victories after edging out Adosivi 5-0 last weekend.

Mario Sciacqua’s side have picked up seven points from their opening five league matches, which has seen them sit 12th in the standings ahead of Monday’s contest.

They began the season with a 2-0 away defeat before opening their account with a 1-0 home victory over Argentinos Juniors. However, an away fixture with Estudiantes on matchday three resulted in their second defeat of campaign.

A return to farmiliar grounds brought about another win as Sarmiento saw off Patronato through a 3-1 scoreline before they played out a goaless draw against Platense last weekend to collect their first away point of the league season.

While their three away encounters have only yielded one point, their two home matches have both resulted in success, and they will be looking to secure a third succesive home win on Monday.

Despite being only two points clear of their opponents, Racing Club are currently sitting third in the standings after collecting nine points from their five league matches.

Like Monday’s hosts, La Academia also boast a 100% home record after claiming a third consecutive home league win last weekend.

Fernando Gago’s side took a two-goal lead into half time in their home encounter with Aldosivi through goals from Emiliano Vecchio and Enzo Copetti. Leonardo Sigali’s 55th minute strike, Rufino Lucero’s own goal and a Jonathan Gomez goal completed the comperehensive 5-0 victory.

Although their home form has been stunning, they will be looking to collect their first away points on Monday after losing both of their away matches so far this season.

Sarmiento vs Racing Club head to head

The two teams have previously met on four occasions in the Argentine Primera Division, where Racing Club have claimed all four victories. Sarmiento have scored three goals and conceded nine in the process. Their last league meeting resulted in a 4-1 victory for Racing Club at home.

Racing Club 2-1 Sarmiento 19/07/15

Sarmiento 1-2 Racing Club 16/04/17

Racing Club 1-0 Sarmiento 01/08/21

Racing Club 4-1 Sarmiento 02/04/22

Sarmiento latest home form

Sarmiento have recently been on an upturn in form at home, as they have won each of their two most recent matches. They managed to defeat Patronato 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have only scored six goals and conceded 11.

Sarmiento 2-1 Defensa y Justicia 21/04/22

Sarmiento 0-7 River Plate 01/05/22

Sarmiento 0-2 Flandria 04/05/22

Sarmiento 1-0 Argentinos Juniors 12/06/22

Sarmiento 3-1 Patronato 19/06/22

Sarmiento latest away form

Sarmiento have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Platense in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just one goal and conceded five.

Argentinos Juniors 0-0 Sarmiento 26/04/22

Talleres de Cordoba 1-0 Sarmiento 08/05/22

Talleres de Cordoba 2-0 Sarmiento 05/06/22

Estudiantes 2-1 Sarmiento 15/06/22

Platense 0-0 Sarmiento 26/06/22

Racing Club latest home form

Racing Club have recently kept a patchy run of form at home, as they have lost two of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Aldosivi 5-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded just three.

Racing Club 0-1 River Plate 27/05/22

Racing Club 2-0 Huracan 05/06/22

Racing Club 1-2 Agropecuario 09/06/22

Racing Club 2-0 Velez Sarsfield 17/06/22

Racing Club 5-0 Aldosivi 27/06/22

Racing Club latest away form

Racing Club have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Gimnasia La Plata in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded seven.

Cuiaba 1-2 Racing Club 04/05/22

San Lorenzo 1-1 Racing Club 07/05/22

Boca Juniors (P)0-0 Racing Club 14/05/22

Godoy Cruz 2-0 Racing Club 12/06/22

Gimnasia La Plata 3-1 Racing Club 21/06/22

Sarmiento news

Lucas Acosta is not available for the hosts, with a knee injury keeping the 27-year-old on the sidelines, while Franco Quinteros will retain his place at left-back.

After making substitute appearances in the last two matches, Javier Toledo is set to be presented with a starting spot for Monday’s encounter.

Racing Club news

Racing Club could be without the services of Carlos Alcaraz, who has missed the last four matches through injury.

Gabriel Hauche came off the bench against Aldosivi to make his return from injury, and he is expected to be among the substitutes, while the visitors could name an unchanged lineup from their last outing.

Prediction and Odds

Although Racing Club are currently two points clear of their opponents, they have recently failed to put together results on their travels, which could affect their result on Monday.

Sarmiento have won both of their opening two home league matches, and we think that they will utilise home advantage to claim victory here.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.20