International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Boca Juniors and Barcelona Guayaquil are looking forward to this Copa Libertadores fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Boca Juniors and Barcelona Guayaquil.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Boca Juniors participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
The spoils were shared in Juniors's previous game, also at home. Visiting River Plate (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A Copa Libertadores defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Santos.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Juniors home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, four draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Barcelona's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the group stage.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Barcelona Guayaquil, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus 9 de Octubre in the Liga Pro last time out.
It was a Copa Libertadores defeat before that one as the away game against The Strongest wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.You'll want to know how Barcelona managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Barcelona are hosting Olmedo in the Liga Pro only three days away.
Just as the home team, Barcelona Guayaquil have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Barcelona wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Barcelona Guayaquil - Juniors 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Juniors wins - draws - Barcelona Guayaquil wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Díaz 5 goals |   S. Villa Cano 4 goals | C. Izquierdoz 3 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
| Boca Juniors | Barcelona Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona Guayaquil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 3 |