CA Penarol Montevideo vs Racing Club Avellaneda Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 12/08/2025, 12:18  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 12/08/2025 at 22:30 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Penarol Montevideo will welcome Argentine side Racing Avellaneda in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores knockout tie. While Penarol booked their ticket here through a second-place finish in Group H, Racing topped Group E. Let’s have a look at the prediction for this match.

Penarol will have another opportunity to extend their impressive home form. In this tournament, they’ve been almost impregnable at home, winning two of three matches.

In those three matches, they kept two clean sheets. Across their last 13 home matches in all competitions, Penarol are unbeaten, with 11 wins.

Racing, on the other hand, haven't had a poor run, but they will enter this encounter as second-best. A 1-1 draw with Boca Juniors in their last outing was a perfect warmup for the clash.

They had, however, suffered defeat in two of the earlier four matches, failing to score in the losses. Racing generally haven't been scoring a lot lately; they managed more than a goal in just one of their last five matches.

The visitors will be banking on their recent form in the Copa Libertadores, coming here unbeaten in four. However, they struggled against top opposition. In the last five away Libertadores matches, Racing lost to Atletico Nacional and Flamengo and then drew with Colo Colo.