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Libertad vs Cruzeiro: Copa Sudamericana Match Prediction
Libertad and Cruzeiro will meet in Asuncion on September 20 in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. Will the hosts be able to take a step towards the semifinals and beat their opponents on their home field, or will Cruzeiro decide the outcome of the confrontation today? In the betting tip, we have examined in detail the teams' strengths and weaknesses and selected reliable bets. What choice should you make?
Command Analysis
Libertad
ParaguayCurrent form
Libertad started their journey in the Copa Libertadores group, where they showed themselves to be very solid, but they were unable to win the competition with Nacional from Montevideo and River Plate for a ticket to the playoffs, but they defended the third place without any problems. They had to start in the South American Cup from the 1/16 finals, where Daniel Garnero's team easily beat Universidad Catolica from Quito. In the 1/8 finals, Libertad only beat Ameliano in a penalty shootout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hector Villaba is injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Libertad have won their last three matches
- Libertad have failed to score in only one of their last six matches
Tentative lineup : Silva - Ramirez, Viera, Florentin, Fretes - Lezcano, Benitez, Martinez, Franco - Fernandez, Aguilar.
Cruzeiro
BrazilCurrent form
Cruzeiro is having a decent season in the Brazilian Serie A and is currently in seventh place in the table. They are probably aiming to fight for a spot in the Copa Libertadores and are one point behind sixth-placed Bahia. In the 1/8 finals of the South American Cup, Cruzeiro knocked Boca Juniors out of the tournament in a tough fight, beating the Genoese only in a penalty shootout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Juan Dinemo, Rafa Silva and Japa are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Cruzeiro have won just two of their last 11 away games
- Cruzeiro have kept a clean sheet in only one of their last seven matches
Probable line-up : Cassio - Marlon, Marcelo, Ze Ivaldo, William - Pereira, Henrique, Romero, Wallace - Caio, Berral.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
In Libertad's last six home games, this score has occurred twice
11.75Bet "Libertad" will score in the second half
In the last two matches of Libertad this bet was successful
2.17Cruzeiro to score in first half
In their last two home games, Libertad conceded in the first half
2.49Tip and bets
Libertad is certainly not the favourite of the pair and the only chance to make a bid for the semi-final is a home win – Cruzeiro is practically flawless on its home field and it would be very reckless to expect to decide everything in Belo Horizonte. It is obvious that the hosts will take risks and they are capable of scoring their goal, but Cruzeiro has very high-level players ahead and the visitors are capable of responding.
We believe that there will be goals in the match. Betting Tip - both will score . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.17
Bet on the outcome
Cruzeiro has a serious advantage over its opponent in terms of player selection and is the undisputed favorite of the pair. However, the Foxes' weak point is away matches, where failures happen regularly. Libertad will clearly strive to take advantage of this weakness of the opponent and the hosts definitely have a chance of success - they are capable of snatching a minimal victory in a tough fight.
Bet - Asian handicap (0) on "Libertad". This bet is offered for 2.05
Bet on corners
Libertad will probably spend a lot of time attacking at home, but Cruzeiro is quite capable of responding, there should be a lot of corners.
Bet - total over 9.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.95
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