Racing Club 3-1 Sarmiento: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Racing Club won it

Gonzalo Escudero put Racing Club ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Ulises Ortegoza. Sarmiento levelled at 1-1 in the 26th minute through Junior Marabel, set up by Julián Contrera. Adrián Martínez made it 2-1 to Racing Club in the 52nd minute, set up by Ulises Ortegoza. Ignacio Rodríguez made it 3-1 to Racing Club in the 80th minute.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, L. Rey Hilfer, showed 5 yellow cards: 1 to Racing Club and 4 to Sarmiento.

Racing Club: J. Vojvoda, 5-3-2 · Sarmiento: F. Sava, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.52 for Racing Club and 1.37 for Sarmiento.

Racing Club scored about 2.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Sarmiento created the better chances, 1.37 xG to 0.52, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Racing Club had 6 shots on target, Sarmiento 1.

Racing Club had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Racing Club came into it with 31 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.21 expected goals for and 1.52 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

Sarmiento came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.02 expected goals for and 1.63 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Racing Club vs Sarmiento: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Marcos Rojo (Racing Club), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Racing Club

• Marcos Rojo 7.8
• Ulises Ortegoza 7.5 2 assists
• Ignacio Rodríguez 7.4 1 goal
• Gonzalo Escudero 7.3 1 goal
• Lautaro Díaz 7.0

Sarmiento

• Junior Marabel 6.9 1 goal
• Julián Contrera 6.7 1 assist
• Diego Churín 6.7
• Renzo Orihuela 6.6
• Elián Giménez 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Thyago Ayala at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Racing Club: River Plate vs Racing Club Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Sarmiento: Sarmiento vs Rosario Central Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Racing Club vs Sarmiento

What was the score in Racing Club vs Sarmiento?

Racing Club 3-1 Sarmiento (half-time 1-1), Liga Profesional Argentina, Saturday 19 September 2026.

Who scored in Racing Club vs Sarmiento?

Gonzalo Escudero 23', Junior Marabel 26', Adrián Martínez 52', Ignacio Rodríguez 80'.

Did Moneyball predict Racing Club vs Sarmiento correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Racing Club vs Sarmiento?

Marcos Rojo, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Racing Club vs Sarmiento?

L. Rey Hilfer.