Racing Club vs Sao Paulo Predictions

• Racing Club have lost just one of their last 11 home matches in all competitions, winning nine.
• Sao Paulo have won just one of their last dozen away trips in all competitions and have lost four of their last seven on the road.

Racing a formidable force at home

Enzo Copetti’s strike secured Racing Club an important draw and away goal in last week’s first leg encounter, and the Argentinians are backed to win through the tie when they entertain Sao Paolo in Buenos Aires this Wednesday.

The bookmakers can’t split the sides ahead of this vital second leg clash, and there certainly wasn’t a great deal to separate them seven days ago in a hard fought 90 minutes. Nonetheless, it’s Juan Antonio Pizzi’s men who are given the edge here based on the teams’ respective home and away records.

Argentina’s third best side, Racing Club are a formidable outfit in Buenos Aires, where they’ve lost just one of their last 11 starts, winning nine. In contrast, Sao Paolo have now won just one of their last dozen away trips in all competitions, with four of their last seven outings on the road ending in defeat.

The Brazilians are also struggling domestically this term, languishing 15^th after being turned over 0-1 by Fortaleza at the weekend, so the hosts are the obvious call in this one at a generous 17/10.

Racing Club’s away goal also means that the emphasis will be on attack for Sao Paulo, and that could play into the home side’s hands. We’re behind the Argentinians to seal victory on the night and 2-0 is our correct score prediction.

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