Boca Juniors

vs

Racing Club

Preview

Boca Juniors

• Two of the biggest clubs in Argentinean football will face off when Boca Juniors host Racing Club in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 on Friday.
• Boca Juniors are unbeaten at home in the league this season (W2, D1) while Racing Club have won just 1 of their 3 away matches, losing twice.
• Claudio Ubeda’s men are in 13th place with 7 points from 5 games, 1 point above Racing Club who are 18th and look to have hit their stride with back-to-back wins.
• Boca drew 0-0 at home with Club Atletico Platense, having just lost 2-1 away to Velez Sarsfield.
• Ubeda has deployed his men in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation, focusing on width and getting the full backs to overlap.

Racing Club

• Racing Club have won their last two games, beating Banfield 2-0 away from home before downing Argentinos Juniors 2-1 at their own ground.
• Gustavo Costas has set up his team in a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, using the width of his midfield to stretch the game and utilising the pace of his team to create vertical transitions.
• Racing’s star man is Adrian Martinez, the striker is their main man in front of goal with 2 goals in 5 league appearances this term.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Leandro Paredes - The midfield is the engine of the team with Leandro Paredes providing the creative spark with 2 assists in 5 appearances this league season.
• Adrian Martinez - Racing’s star man with 2 goals in 5 league appearances.
• Exequiel Zeballos - Boca have Exequiel Zeballos to provide a spark up top with 1 goal in 3 league games, but their real strength is the midfield which should allow them to control the pace of the game.

Betting Insights

• We’re going with Boca Juniors to win at 2.0 as the main selection, with Racing Club to win at 4.2 and the draw at 3.15.
• We also think the Under 2.5 goals line is a good value bet at 1.57 as there is a lot of attacking quality on show for both sides but also a good amount of defensive solidity.

Prediction