Tigre and Rosario Central Look to Snap Losing Skids in Clausura 2026 Matchday Nine

Two teams badly in need of snapping a losing skid meet this Sunday in Victoria. Tigre and Rosario Central are playing for more than just three points in matchday nine of Group B of the Clausura 2026: both are looking to halt a slump that has left them stuck right in the middle of the table.

The match will be played at the Estadio Jose Dellagiovanna, better known as the Monumental de Victoria, with kickoff set for 2:45 p.m. (Argentina, Uruguay and Chile time) and 12:45 p.m. in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Fans looking to watch live can tune in through TNT Sports.

How the two teams arrive

Tigre hasn't had an easy time of it these past few weeks. The Group B side has gone two games without a win, and in its last outing suffered a 2-1 loss to Gimnasia de La Plata. With that result added to the ledger, the "Matador's" overall record in the tournament stands at 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, good for 12 points and sixth place in its group. It's not a bad spot, but it's not one that allows for much comfort either: another loss could put real pressure on the cushion the team currently holds.

Across the field is a Rosario Central side arriving with a similar feeling, though with an extra layer to it: the team is coming off the Rosario derby. The "Canalla" drew 1-1 with Newell's in one of those matches that carries a different weight, regardless of the points at stake. That draw left Rosario Central with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, sitting in seventh place in Group B, just behind its opponent for this Sunday's clash.

The standings, in fact, paint a fairly even picture between the two sides: separated by a single spot, with nearly identical recent form in the tournament. Neither club has managed to pull away from the group average, and both need a win to avoid losing further ground on the teams above them.

For Tigre, playing at home is always a plus. The Monumental de Victoria tends to be an uncomfortable venue for visitors, and the team will need to make that home-field edge count if it wants to end its two-game winless run. Rosario Central, for its part, arrives with the particular jolt of energy a derby always leaves behind, for better or worse, and will look to ride that emotional wave away from Arroyito.

Whoever wins gets some breathing room. Whoever loses drifts a bit further from the top of Group B. With that extra edge to it, matchday nine of the Clausura promises a game with the kind of urgency typical of teams stuck in no man's land: not high enough to relax, not low enough to panic.