The kick off for the match between Botafogo and Racing Club will take place at 01:30 (UK time) - Thursday, 05/07 - at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (Engenhão). This clash of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Botafogo vs Racing Club
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Double Chance: Draw or Racing Club
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Botafogo Preview
Botafogo has played 3 matches in the Copa Sudamericana so far, with 2 wins, 1 draws, and 0 losses. This results in an average of 2.33 points per match.
In the 2026 season, the team has recorded 14 wins, 5 draws, and 12 losses. Botafogo's attack has scored 48 goals, 7 of them in the league, which gives an average of 2.33 goals per league match and 1.55 goals per match across the entire season.
Danilo Oliveira is the team’s top scorer with 7 goals, while Álvaro Montoro leads the team in assists with 3. Defensively, Fogão has conceded 3 goals in the league (an average of 1) and 40 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.29 over 31 matches).
Racing Club preview
In 3 Copa Sudamericana matches, Racing Club has recorded 1 wins, 1 draws, and 1 losses, with an average of 1.33 points per game.
In the 2026 season, the team has 7 wins in 20 matches. The team has scored 24 goals, 6 of them in the Copa Sudamericana (an average of 2 goals per match), with Adrián Emmanuel Martínez being the team's top scorer with 4 goals and Gabriel Hernán Rojas providing 3 assists.
Defensively, The Academy has conceded 5 goals in the league and 20 in the 2026 season overall, resulting in an average of 1 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Botafogo vs Racing Club
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Botafogo
South America - Copa Sudamericana
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | L W D W W |
2 |
| Home | L W D W D |
1.6 |
| Away | W W W L W |
2.4 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 67% | 50% | 100% |
| Goals | 3.33 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Scored | 2.33 | 2 | 3 |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Both Teams to Score | 67% | 50% | 100% |
| Without Conceding | 33% | 50% | 0% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 33% | 50% | 0% |
|
xG
|
2.12 | 2.58 | 1.21 |
|
xGA
|
1.1 | 0.7 | 1.92 |
Racing Club
South America - Copa Sudamericana
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D D D D L |
0.8 |
| Home | D D L L W |
1 |
| Away | D D W L W |
1.6 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 33% | 0% | 50% |
| Goals | 3.67 | 5 | 3 |
| Scored | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Conceded | 1.67 | 3 | 1 |
| Both Teams to Score | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Without Conceding | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 33% | 100% | 100% |
|
xG
|
1.88 | 1.92 | 1.86 |
|
xGA
|
1.18 | 1.21 | 1.16 |
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