Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Independiente del Valle and Barcelona Guayaquil meet at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Independiente nor Barcelona Guayaquil as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Independiente del Valle participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the 2nd round and lost against Banfield.On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Independiente del Valle has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
A nice win for Independiente del Valle last time playing, versus LDU Quito. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with M. Caicedo, L. Faravelli and J. Murillo scoring for the victors. A Liga Pro defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Mushuc Runa.
A very satisfying win for Independiente del Valle against LDU Quito last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through J. Murillo's goal in the 90th minute. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of M. Ramírez when J. Murillo scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when J. Murillo scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Independiente as they are travelling to their away game against Olmedo in the Liga Pro. That match is four days after this one.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 2nd round.When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 6W-0D-5L. This is both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Barcelona's previous game versus Delfin, a Liga Pro 1-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Tecnico Universitario.
The schedule is very tough for Barcelona now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Pro game at LDU Portoviejo is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Barcelona Guayaquil - Independiente del Valle 0-3. Independiente del Valle-Barcelona Guayaquil H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Independiente del Valle five wins, Barcelona Guayaquil three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Torres Tejada 12 goals |   D. Díaz 5 goals |  L. Faravelli 4 goals |
Independiente del Valle missing players
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
| Independiente del Valle | Barcelona Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 57 | 31 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 326 | 172 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 259 | ||
| 143 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 111 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Junior | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 | Barcelona Guayaquil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 3 |