Atletico Paranense vs Racing Club Avellaneda Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Sudamericana

Prediction published on 19/09/2024, 12:03  by Joseph King in Football Predictions

The Copa Sudamericana quarter-final sees Athletico Paranaense hosting Racing Club for the first leg at the Arena da Baixada on Thursday evening. Let’s dive into the match statistics and a prediction for this clash between Furacão and La Academia.

Athletico Paranaense have experienced a good deal of success in CONMEBOL competitions over recent years. They were crowned champions of this competition in 2017/18 and 2020/21, and finished as runners-up in the Copa Libertadores in the 2021/22 campaign.

The hosts come into this first leg fixture following a 1-1 home draw with Fortaleza in the Brasileiro Serie A. Domestically, it’s been a disappointing year for Paranaense who are sitting all the way down in 13th place after 24 games.

A second-place finish in the group stage meant that Athletico Paranaense would have to pass through the playoff round first, where they were able to squeeze by Cerro Porteño by an aggregate score of 3-2. That set up a round of 16 tie against Belgrano, which saw the Rubro-Negro win both legs in a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.

Racing Club cruised past Huachipato in the round of 16 after a 6-1 home victory put the icing on the cake of an 8-1 aggregate win. The visitors were able to seal a 2-1 comeback victory at home over Boca Juniors in their most recent outing. It put an end to a two-match winless run and should give them plenty of momentum ahead of this tie.

Racing have now won four of their last six matches and have been cruising in the Copa Sudamericana, where they have won seven of eight.