International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Argentinos Juniors and Independiente del Valle are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Independiente del Valle, who are travelling more than 5700 kilometers to play this game.
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 Universidad Catolica. 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.
Argentinos Juniors form and stats
Argentinos participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against River Plate.Argentinos Juniors's last game was hosting Godoy Cruz and winning 3-0. Villalba was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.04 out of 10. The defender Villalba hit two key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Lanus that finished 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Argentinos Juniors have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 6 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Argentinos after this match as they are travelling to Sarmiento for a Superliga game in only four days.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
Independiente del Valle's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the group stage.It's the second away game in a row for Independiente, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Universidad Catolica last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Barcelona in the Liga Pro.We have checked recent matches where Independiente del Valle have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Independiente del Valle are hosting Delfin in the Liga Pro only four days away.
Just as the home team, Independiente del Valle have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Independiente wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Ávalos Stumpfs 4 goals |  M. Hoyos 3 goals | K. Mac Allister 2 goals |
Argentinos Juniors missing players
Independiente del Valle missing players
| Argentinos Juniors | Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14.1 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 25% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
