Racing Club vs Nublense Prediction: Can Racing Club maintain their 1st place?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, Racing Club will face Nublense at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda. The home side head here after a loss (2-1) against Flamengo. The visitors come from a draw (0-0) against Aucas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Racing Club team comes to this game after a defeat (2-1) against Flamengo. In the 1st half, Flamengo was clearly superior, reaching 1-0 at 36'. In the 2nd half, the Racing Club team started better, scoring 1-1 at 49'. In the 2nd half, it would be the Racing Club team who would create the best goal opportunities, however, it would be the Flamengo team who would reach the winning goal in the 83rd minute. With this result, the Racing Club team maintained 1st place, however, it did not mathematically guarantee passage to the round of 16 in 1st place. For this, the team needs to have a result equal to or greater than the Flamengo team. In addition, he lost his unbeaten record, now registering 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat. In that same period, they scored 9 goals and conceded 6.

The Nublense team comes to this game after a draw (0-0) against Aucas. The game even started well for the Nublense team, who saw the Aucas team reduced to 10 players after 10'. The Nublense team took control of the game, however at 38' they would also be reduced to 10 players. In addition, they conceded a penalty, which the Aucas team would waste. The Aucas team would be much better in the 2nd half, however, the result would not change. With this result, the Nublense team maintained 3rd place, which guarantees entry into the round of 16. However, to maintain the 3rd place, the team must have a result equal to or greater than the Aucas team. In the 5 games played so far the team has 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses, having scored 3 goals and conceded 6.

There’s just 1 recent game between these 2 teams, won 0-2 by Racing Club

Racing Club is a favorite to win this match, yet goals are expected from both teams as Nublense might need to win, depending on the result of the other game.