Racing Club vs Belgrano Cordoba: Seven Home Absences
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Racing Club face Belgrano Cordoba in Clausura Matchweek 12 of the Liga Profesional Argentina on Sunday 11 October 2026 at Presidente Perón (Cilindro de Avellaneda) in Avellaneda. Second-place Belgrano arrive unbeaten in five away matches, while Racing enter the fixture having won the last three head-to-head encounters.
Racing Club missing seven through injury
Racing enter this match with seven confirmed injury absences: Alan Forneris, Juan Barinaga, Leandro Córdoba, Marco Di Césare, Marcos Rojo, Matías Zaracho, and Valentín Carboni. The home side sit 13th of 15 in Clausura Group B with 11 points from 11 matches, holding a minus-four goal difference after conceding 17 times. At Presidente Perón in this competition, they have recorded two wins, one draw, and three defeats.
Despite those setbacks, Racing have won their last two league games, defeating Sarmiento Junin 3-1 at home on 19 September and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1 away on 5 October. Forward Adrián Martínez leads the attack with six goals in all competitions this season. Across their last five matches with available metrics, Racing created 1.27 expected goals a match while conceding 1.96.
Belgrano Cordoba conceded once in five away games
Belgrano hold second place in Clausura Group B with 19 points from 11 games, scoring 12 and conceding only seven. Their away record in the competition is spotless: two wins, three draws, zero defeats, and just one goal conceded across five outings. They enter on a five-match unbeaten run, most recently winning 1-0 away at Talleres Cordoba on 4 October and 2-1 at home against Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto on 20 September.
Only Agustín Falcón is sidelined with an injury for the away side. Top scorer Nicolás Fernández has scored six goals across all competitions this season, level with Martínez. Over their last five games with chance tracking, Belgrano generated 1.55 expected goals a game while allowing 1.13.
Our model leans narrowly towards a Racing Club win
Our forecasting model leans narrowly towards a Racing Club win. Belgrano hold a superior league position and an unblemished away record, but Racing have dominated recent head-to-head meetings. Racing won 2-1 away on 22 March 2026, 1-0 away on 20 July 2025, and 4-0 at home on 30 January 2025, making them unbeaten in their last five meetings with Belgrano.

