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- Competition: Copa Sudamericana
- Date: 8th May 2025
- Kick-off: 23:00 UK / 00:00 CEST
- Venue: Centenario
The Copa America group stage campaign continue on Thursday when Racing CM and Huracan face off in the in the Parque Batlle of Montevideo.
Racing are fifth in the Uruguayan top flight, while their visitors currently occupy fourth place in the Argentine Primera División.
La Escuelita began their Copa America campaign with a humiliating 3-1 defeat to America de Cali at this venue and have continued to perform in a similar vein. Cristian Chambian's men conceded five goals without responding on the second matchday, and although they improved in the third, limiting Corinthians to just one shot on target, they still lost 1:0.
Huracan meanwhile have been the best team in the competition so far. The visitors won their first two games by a combined score of 7:1 before being held to a goalless draw by America de Cali on the third matchday.
Racing vs Huracan Betting Tips: Under 2.5 goals
While Racing are without a win in six consecutive matches, La Escuelita didn’t concede many goals and I think their solid defensive record will continue on Thursday. In fact, the hosts shipped under one goal in each of their last five matches, with none of those encounters producing more than two goals.
Huracan have also been very solid defensively of late with the visitors conceding only five goals in their last six games across all competitions. Each of the last four ended with under 2.5 goals and I expect a similar outcome on Thursday.
- Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals
- Racing vs Huracan prediction: 0-2
Racing team news
Racing CM head coach Cristian Chambian will be without the services of Felipe Cairus on Thursday due to injury.
Cairus lasted only 23 minutes in the goalless draw with Danubio in the Uruguayan Primera Division due to injury and the midfielder is set to be out for a few weeks.
Last matches of Racing
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Racing
1 : 1
Liverpool Montevideo
Primera Division
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Racing
1 : 3
América de Cali
Copa Sudamericana
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Atlético Progreso
0 : 1
Racing
Primera Division
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Racing
1 : 0
River Plate
Primera Division
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Boston River
1 : 3
Racing
Primera Division
Racing lineup
Goalkeeper
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25
Lautaro Amadé
Defenders
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4
Guillermo Cotugno
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17
Robinson Ferreira
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34
Pablo Agustín Pereira Castelnoble
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3
Gastón Bueno
Midfielders
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15
Mateo Valentín Cáceres
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24
Felipe Cairus
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39
Álex Bacilio Vázquez Álvez
Forwards
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22
Alejandro Severo
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21
Matías Fonseca
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77
Bautista Euclides Tomatis
Huracan team news
Lucas Carrizo is ruled out for Huracan until June due to a cruciate ligament injury and the visitors didn’t finish the defeat to Barracas Central injury free.
Daniel Lucas Zabala had to be replaced by Nicolas Omar Eduardo Goitea after half an hour due to an injury but Huracan has no suspensions.
Last matches of Huracán
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Huracán
0 : 1
Barracas Central
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Central Cordoba SdE
1 : 2
Huracán
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Huracán
2 : 0
Independiente Rivadavia
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
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Huracán
2 : 1
San Martín Formosa
Copa Argentina
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Huracán
2 : 0
San Lorenzo
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Huracán lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Hernán Galíndez
Defenders
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29
Hernán De La Fuente
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6
Fabio Pereyra
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22
Daniel Lucas Zabala
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25
César Ibáñez
Midfielders
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5
Leonel Ulises Pérez
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11
Agustín Urzi
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8
Leonardo Gil
Forwards
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10
Walter Mazzanti
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43
Eric Ramírez
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16
Rodrigo Cabral
Three reasons we don’t expect more than two goals in this game
- Four of the last five meetings between Racing and Huracan ended with under 2.5 goals.
- Bets on under 2.5 goals won in each of the last four games of Huracan.
- None of the last five games of Racing produced more than five goals.
Main prediction Racing - Huracán
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Racing & Huracán current standing in Copa Sudamericana
Group C | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Huracán | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 - 1 | +6 | 7 |
2 | América de Cali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 5 |
3 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 - 9 | -8 | 0 |