The first leg ended Vélez Sarsfield-Barcelona Guayaquil 1-0. All is set for the decider in this Copa Libertadores 8th Finals fixture!
It's no vacation for neither Barcelona nor Vélez Sarsfield 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.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Barcelona participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Barcelona Guayaquil has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In general it's been a long time since Barcelona tasted defeat here at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, as they have taken at least one point from their last 24 home games in the league.
Barcelona's previous game was a Liga Pro match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Macara. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Barcelona handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Barcelona, as the Liga Pro home game vs Manta is only four days away.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Barcelona Guayaquil, who have participated in three training matches. Barcelona Guayaquil have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away. Sarsfield love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Sarsfield's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Racing Club that finished 0-0. Defender Tomás Guidara was the best team player with a rating of 7.5. Guidara hit two key passes and won 7 of 8 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Barcelona Guayaquil.Vélez Sarsfield are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and zero defeats. From a total of two matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Superliga trip to Rosario Central.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vélez Sarsfield - Barcelona 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  D. Díaz 5 goals |  S. López 4 goals |  J. Lucero 4 goals |
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Barcelona Guayaquil | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | ||