There’s Copa Libertadores action scheduled for Friday as Racing Club play against Fortaleza.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Racing Club v Fortaleza can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Racing Club
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Racing Club will be looking for another win after the 4-0 Copa Libertadores success over Colo-Colo.
In that match, Racing Club managed 60% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For Racing Club, the scorers were Adrián Martínez (36', 45'), Santiago Solari (51') and Adrián Balboa (82'). Colo-Colo got 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
Their more recent scorelines show that not much more can be done by the Racing Club defence. Racing Club have given the opposition little, resulting in the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their past six games standing at 3.
Fortaleza
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Cruzeiro in Serie A action, Fortaleza and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Fortaleza had 49% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Cruzeiro got 17 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Kaio Jorge (34') and Lucas Silva (41') scored for Cruzeiro.
A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Fortaleza has been apparent of late. A glance at their last 6 outings reveals that this has occurred 5 times. In those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal tally of 4 and Fortaleza have scored 10. That sort of trend might not follow through into this match, though.
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Head to head
The previous league match between these clubs was Copa Libertadores match day 1 on 02/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Fortaleza 0-3 Racing Club.
In that game, Fortaleza had 58% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
Racing Club got 24 attempts on goal with 13 on target. Maximiliano Salas (26'), Agustín Almendra (48') and Santiago Sosa (84') scored.
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Team News: Racing Club
The Racing Club boss Gustavo Costas doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.
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Team News: Fortaleza
Fortaleza manager Juan Vojvoda has not got a full squad to pick from. Rodrigo Santos (Fitness), Moisés (Thigh problems), Matheus Rossetto (Calf injury) and Lucas Sasha (Forearm fracture) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
When taking everything into account, Fortaleza will need things to go their way to put one past this Racing Club side who we reckon will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
Therefore, we predict a very even match with a 1-0 win for Racing Club at full-time.
Looking forward to this.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the 90 minute result market, staking on Racing Club is best priced at 1.95, backing a drawn result is 3.1 & betting on the winner to be Fortaleza gets 4.5. These are the best of the market prices on offer as of now.
Andre Moura,
19:00 27/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Racing Club
Formed: 1903
Stadium: The Estadio Presidente Perón (55,880)
Captain: Gabriel Arias
Chairman: Diego Milito
Manager: Gustavo Costas
Competitions: Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A), Copa Libertadores (Group E), Recopa Sudamericana (Final)
⭐ Star Player: Maximiliano Salas
Mostly used in the Striker position, Maximiliano Salas was born in Curuzú Cuatiá, Argentina. After having made a senior debut playing for Necaxa in the 2019 - 2020 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 4 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign to date in a total of 24 appearances.