We said: Racing Club 2-0 Fortaleza
Racing have been in fine form ahead of this week's clash, and they will be expecting to progress at the top of Group E.
In contrast, Fortaleza have endured a tough 2025, and with three straight losses prior to Thursday's trip, they may have to hope their rivals drop points elsewhere in order to make the next round.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Racing Club win with a probability of 58.7%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 18.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.96%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.89%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 0-1 (6.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Racing Club in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Racing Club.