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Botafogo vs Racing Club: result 2-1 and analysis

CONMEBOL SudamericanaGroup Stage - 4Kick-off on May 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo
2-1
Racing Club

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What was the result of Botafogo vs Racing Club?

Botafogo won 2-1 on May 7, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 19′M. Di CesareBotafogo (o.g.)
  • 49′A. MartínezRacing Club
  • 74′Danilo SantosBotafogo

Official lineup for Botafogo vs Racing Club

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Botafogo

4-2-3-1
  1. 37K. Barria
  1. 11Matheus Martins
  2. 8Danilo Santos
  3. 7Júnior Santos
  1. 6C. Medina
  2. 28Newton
  1. 13Alex Telles
  2. 20A. Barboza
  3. 5N. Ferraresi
  4. 2Vitinho
  1. 22Neto

Racing Club

5-3-2
  1. 28S. Solari
  2. 9A. Martínez
  1. 24A. Fernández
  2. 8A. Forneris
  3. 20B. Gallego
  1. 27G. Rojas
  2. 2A. García
  3. 13S. Sosa
  4. 3M. Di Cesare
  5. 15G. Martirena
  1. 25F. Cambeses
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Botafogo have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Racing Club have 5, 7 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Botafogo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 2, 2026Remo(home)1-2Serie A
Apr 28, 2026Independiente Petrolero(home)3-0CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Apr 25, 2026Internacional(home)2-2Serie A
Apr 21, 2026Chapecoense-sc(home)1-0Copa Do Brasil
Apr 18, 2026Chapecoense-sc(away)4-1Serie A
Racing Club
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2026Huracan(home)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 29, 2026Caracas FC(away)1-1CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Apr 25, 2026Barracas Central(home)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 19, 2026Aldosivi(away)1-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Apr 15, 2026Botafogo(home)2-3CONMEBOL Sudamericana

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Botafogo win, 0 draws, 2 Racing Club wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2026Racing Club 2-3 BotafogoCONMEBOL Sudamericana
Feb 28, 2025Botafogo 0-2 Racing ClubCONMEBOL Recopa
Feb 21, 2025Racing Club 2-0 BotafogoCONMEBOL Recopa

Last archived meeting: Racing Club vs Botafogo on Apr 15, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Botafogo score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Racing Club score 1.1 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Botafogo1.71.6211/1512/15
Racing Club1.10.867/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Botafogo sit 1st in CONMEBOL Sudamericana (16 points from 6 matches) and Racing Club sit 3rd (8 points from 6 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Botafogo651015516
3Racing Club62221198

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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