The first leg ended São Paulo-Racing Club 1-1. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores 8th Finals fixture!
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for São Paulo, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.
Racing Club form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the quarter-finals.This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The home team returns to Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón after being equal after 90 minutes with Velez Sarsfield on their last time out; the Superliga game ended 0-0. Midfield player Aníbal Moreno got a match rating of 7.91 in that game, the max score being 10. Moreno had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).
A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with São Paulo the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Racing Club have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gimnasia La Plata are coming to town in four days.
São Paulo form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for São Paulo so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Paulo failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Fortaleza that ended with defeat 0-1. Robert Arboleda was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Arboleda won 6 of 6 duels.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Racing Club in the Copa Libertadores.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with São Paulo playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three São Paulo wins, two draws and two defeats.
Paulo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. 6 goals have been conceded by São Paulo in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: São Paulo - Racing 1-1. Last three meetings between the teams: Racing won one, São Paulo won zero and two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chancalay 5 goals |  E. Copetti 3 goals |   E. Rigoni 2 goals |
Racing Club missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Racing Club | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 37 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Ceara | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Gremio | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Cuiaba | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 4 |