Racing Club vs Boca Juniors

DateSaturday, September 26
Time20:00
StadiumEstadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón

Argentina - Copa Argentina 2026 · Quarter-finals

A place in the semi-finals of Argentina - Copa Argentina 2026 is at stake as Racing Club face Boca Juniors in the Cuartos de final. The hosts enter this knockout tie in fragile form having suffered four defeats across their last six outings, whereas Boca Juniors arrive with solid momentum after putting together an unbeaten six-match sequence.

What the bookmakers say

Racing Club 3.4 27.2%
Draw 3.2 28.9%
Boca Juniors 2.1 44%
Racing Club 27.2%Draw 28.9%Boca Juniors 44%

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

Recent form

Boca Juniors

Racing Club

W W D D W D

Averages 1.33 goals for and 0.67 goals against per match

L L D W L L

Averages 1.33 goals for and 1.33 goals against per match

D @ Vélez 0-0
W Central Cordoba (SE)Argentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 3-1
W Sao PauloCONMEBOL - Copa Sudamericana 2026 1-0
D @ Gimnasia de MendozaArgentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 2-2
W LanúsArgentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 1-0
W Belgrano 1-0
W Defensa y Justicia 4-1
L Atlético TucumánArgentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 1-2
L @ Independiente Rivadavia de MendozaArgentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 1-3
D Boca JuniorsArgentina - Torneo Clausura 2026 1-1

How they play

Boca Juniors Racing Club
51%
Posesión
49%
3
Remates al arco
6
15
Remates totales
14
6
Córners
2.5
13
Faltas
11

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (1 and 1 respectively).

Who scores the goals

Boca Juniors

Milton Giménez 7 goals 3 ast.
E. Cavani 4 goals 0 ast.
Miguel Merentiel 2 goals 0 ast.
Leonel Benjamín Flores 2 goals
Alan Velasco 1 goal

Racing Club

Adrian Martinez 16 goals 4 ast.
A. Balboa 8 goals 2 ast.
Maximiliano Salas 2 goals 0 ast.
Marcos Rojo 1 goal 0 ast.
Matko Miljevic 1 goal

Boca Juniors. Adrian Martinez remains Racing Club's primary attacking threat, having registered 16 goals and four assists across 38 appearances this season. His finishing will be vital if the hosts are to compensate for recent defensive frailties.

Racing Club. Milton Giménez leads Boca Juniors' scoring chart with seven goals and three assists, while E. Cavani offers sharp efficiency having struck four times in as many outings to spearhead an attack averaging 1.5 goals per match over their last six.

Head-to-head record

Past meetings between the sides offer no separation. Both previous encounters ended level, producing a single goal apiece, including a 1-1 draw played out just last month.

0Boca Juniors won
2draws
0Racing Club won
draws: 2

Who scored in these meetings

M. Rojo 1
Miguel Merentiel 1
Boca Juniors Racing Club 5 0 in 1 meeting

M. Rojo and Miguel Merentiel were on target when the sides met in August, a fixture that proved typically abrasive with five bookings and no dismissals.

MatchdayMatchCompetition
24/8/26 Racing Club 1-1 Boca Juniors Liga Professional
20/2/26 Boca Juniors 0-0 Racing Club Torneo Apertura 2026

When they score

Boca Juniors 6 goals

0 1-15
0 16-30
0 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
4 76-90

Racing Club 5 goals

2 1-15
0 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
0 61-75
1 76-90

Timing could dictate the dynamic. Racing Club strike early, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes, whereas Boca Juniors do all their damage after the interval, with four of their six goals arriving in the final quarter-hour.

Text updated on Saturday, September 12