Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Alianza Lima and Estudiantes Mérida meet at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Estudiantes Mérida, who are travelling more than 3600 kilometers to play this game.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Alianza was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa Libertadores.3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Alianza Lima have to build on here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the Primera Division. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in this competition.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Estudiantes Mérida in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are looking for a win here. A strong away win before that one, visiting Carlos Stein and winning 2-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alianza as they are travelling to their away game against Cesar Vallejo in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
Alianza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Alianza Lima have conceded only 6 goals.
Estudiantes Mérida form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Estudiantes Mérida have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for Estudiantes Mérida: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Alianza Lima in their previous outing. The Copa Libertadores match ended in a draw 2-2. A 1-3 loss hosting Nacional before that.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Estudiantes manager M. Brignani as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Trujillanos.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Estudiantes as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Estudiantes have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Alianza - Estudiantes Mérida 2-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Alianza won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Estudiantes Mérida has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  J. Arroé Salcedo 3 goals |  M. Cornejo Loli 2 goals |   C. Flores Calderón 2 goals |
Alianza Lima missing players
Estudiantes Mérida missing players
| Alianza Lima | Estudiantes Mérida | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 15 | 39 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 212 | 127 | Total Shots | T S | 94 | 237 | ||
| 81 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 87 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nacional | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Racing Club | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Estudiantes Mérida | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitario | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Sport Huancayo | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | UTC Cajamarca | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlos Manucci | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Cesar Vallejo | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Alianza Universidad | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Melgar | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Real Garcilaso | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Alianza Lima | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Carlos Stein | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Atletico Grau | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamora Futbol Club | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Caracas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Monagas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Mérida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Guaira | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Trujillanos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Zulia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Aragua | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Metropolitanos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Yaracuyanos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Carabobo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Deportivo Tachira | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Gran Valencia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | LALA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |