Racing Club vs Atletico Paranaense Prediction: The match result could go either way

Racing Club hopes to secure a positive outcome from the return leg of the Copa Sudamericana against Atletico Paranense on Friday. Paranaense won the first-leg encounter with a 1-0 scoreline but Racing Club have the home advantage here. We envisage a tough one here with a possible qualification for Corinthians. Please see the carefully prepared tips. 

Form in all competitions: LLWLD

Racing have now lost their last two games across all competitions and they’ve only secured three losses, a draw, and a win in their last 5 league games. Their last league game against Talleres ended in a 2-0 defeat. The first-leg encounter against Atletico Paranaense ended in a 1-0 defeat and it’ll take a lot from Racing to overturn the deficit. 

Racing had a sensational run in Group H of the Copa Sudamericana. They finished top of the group with 5 wins and a single defeat. They also scored the most goals in the group, with a total of 14 goals. They also scored the most goals in the round of 16, as they thrashed Huachipato by an 8-1 aggregate scoreline. In the meantime, they’ve also been doing well in the Argentinian Liga Profesional. They are currently third in the league with 7 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses from 15 games. 

Form across all competitions: DWDWL

The Brazilian sensation has lost only a game with 2 draws and 2 wins from their last five games across all competitions. Their last league game against Circiuma ended in a goalless draw. Their first-leg encounter against Racing ended in a 1-0 win with Joao Cruz getting the only goal of the game in the 38th minute and they’ll be hoping to get the one-way ticket to the semifinal. Their overall league statistics are 8 wins, 7 draws, and 10 losses from the 25 games played. 

Racing Club will give this game their all as it’s their only chance of making it to the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana. They had a great game in the first leg but were rather unlucky as they couldn’t find the net. We envisage a tough one here with a few goals. We can also bank on the corner options as their first-leg game produced over 10 corners. We expect Paranaense to go all out for the one-way ticket to the semis but we also expect Racing to do just enough damage to get them through to the semis. Its a dicy one but we can expect both teams to find the net at full time.