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 São Paulo with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Racing nor São Paulo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as São Paulo have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Racing Club form and stats
Last season, Racing's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the quarter-finals.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Racing after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Racing will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Superliga game against Central Cordoba SdE. Ahead of that match, Racing won a home game hosting Sporting Cristal (2-1).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Racing as they have a new game in only three days, a Superliga match thankfully also at home. San Lorenzo are visiting.
São Paulo form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the group stage.Playing away, São Paulo have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Paulista A1 this season.
São Paulo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Corinthians for a Paulista A1 game that ended a draw (2-2). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Rentistas.
The draw against Corinthians came from a losing position. The Paulo manager H. Crespo brought on Luciano as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
São Paulo has another fixture away, a Paulista A1 game, against Mirassol in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Paulo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. São Paulo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Chancalay 3 goals |  E. Copetti 3 goals | J. Cáceres 1 goals |
Racing Club missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Racing Club | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 34% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | São Paulo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Rentistas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | São Paulo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Ferroviaria | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 4 | Sao Bento | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 |