This promises to be an action-packed encounter for América Mineiro at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Independiente del Valle with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Independiente del Valle have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 6400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga Pro. That game was also an away game, at Gualaceo. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
América Mineiro form and stats
América Mineiro have played 6 Mineiro 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in América's previous game, also at home. Visiting Tombense travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Mineiro 1 home game that ended 1-1 versus Tombense.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does América Mineiro handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and one defeat.
América Mineiro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Avai awaits in four days.
América are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Two travels in a row for Independiente del Valle, whose manager Paiva could celebrate last time after the win against Gualaceo.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Orense in the Liga Pro.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guayaquil City in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Segovia Vega 1 goals | J. Chávez Quintero 1 goals | L. Faravelli 1 goals |
América Mineiro missing players
Independiente del Valle missing players
| América Mineiro | Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 40 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 10 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Caldense | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 5 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Democrata GV | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Pouso Alegre | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | CAP Patrocinense | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | Tombense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Uberlandia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 12 | URT | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 7 |
