Barcelona Guayaquil host the first leg in this deciding Copa Sudamericana Round of 32 game. Estudiantes will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio Ciudad de La Plata before the return leg in 9 days.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Superliga game only three days ago.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the group stage.The home regulars witnessed a 2-2 draw vs Cerro Porteno in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are looking for a victory here. Portocarrero, defender, was given a rating of 8.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Portocarrero served one assist, hit three key passes and won 12 of 16 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Universidad Catolica with the scoreline 1-2.Barcelona Guayaquil have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Barcelona Guayaquil have scored {6 goals} and conceded 7 times.
Estudiantes form and stats
There were no winners in Estudiantes's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Racing Club. Andújar was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.44. The agile goalkeeper Andújar topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Rosario Central.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Estudiantes playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Estudiantes wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to River Plate.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Barcelona wins - draws - Estudiantes wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last four encounters. Carrillo loves to meet Barcelona Guayaquil and have scored 4 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Díaz 9 goals |   M. Boselli 6 goals |  S. Ascacíbar 4 goals |
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
Estudiantes missing players
| Barcelona Guayaquil | Estudiantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 37 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 15 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| 11.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | ||
