2026 Average-Points Table: The Positions Shaping Relegation After Clausura Round 8

The eighth round of Argentina’s 2026 Clausura closed with two important results in the fight to avoid relegation to the Primera Nacional. Sarmiento de Junín won 2-0 away at Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, while Aldosivi defeated Banfield 3-1 for its first victory of the year.\n\nSarmiento’s win lifted it in the average-points table and pushed Estudiantes further down. Aldosivi’s victory allowed the Mar del Plata club to move above Banfield. Estudiantes is now last with an average of 0.458. Aldosivi stands above it at 0.821, Sarmiento at 1.072 and Banfield in 28th place at 1.041.\n\nThe average-points table measures each club’s results over the previous three years, or over the seasons a recently promoted team has spent in the top division. Argentina will again send two clubs down to the Primera Nacional in 2026. One relegation place is decided through this table, while the other comes from the annual standings.\n\nEstudiantes is also last in the annual table with 11 points. If the same club finishes last in both classifications, the second-last club in the annual table would be relegated instead. Aldosivi currently occupies that position. The 30 clubs play 32 matches across the Apertura and Clausura, but playoff matches do not count toward either table. Each team has eight matches left in the year.