This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Racing Club at Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Flamengo with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Flamengo have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The visiting Flamengo played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match.
Racing Club form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 8th finals against São Paulo.so far this season.
Racing Club faced defeat in their previous match, away at Boca Juniors (1-3). The forward Reniero was named "man of the match" for Racing Club with the rating of 7.24/10. Reniero scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home Superliga game against Atletico Tucuman that was lost 1-3.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Talleres Cordoba are coming to town in four days.
Flamengo form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Flamengo, as they won the Copa Libertadores.0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Flamengo in their Serie A matches away.
Flamengo have lots to to correct after their unexpected loss (2-3) to Botafogo in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. Pereira was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.84. The defender Pereira scored two goals, hit two key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.
A home victory as expected against Maringa ahead of that, in the Copa do Brasil.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Atletico PR.
It's early days yet, but Flamengo has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Racing Club, two draws and zero wins for Flamengo. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 3 red cards from the last two duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rojas Romero 6 goals |  M. Romero 3 goals |  G. Piovi 2 goals |
Racing Club missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Racing Club | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 14.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Aucas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nublense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Racing Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Aucas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nublense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Internacional | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Gremio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Atletico Mineiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Goiás | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Bahia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Atletico PR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
