Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Caracas and Libertad meet at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's quite the trip for Libertad when visiting Caracas as the cities are 6000 kilometers apart.
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.
Caracas form and stats
Last season, Caracas's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the group stage.Caracas have performed here at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV this season with 3 wins from 6 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Caracas, who played 2-2 against Monagas. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Olímpico de la UCV).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Caracas as they are travelling to their away game against Estudiantes Merida in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Caracas in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches.
Libertad form and stats
Libertad's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 3rd round against Atletico Nacional.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Division 1.
Libertad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Martin Andres Silva Leites. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Division 1.
Libertad play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting General Caballero JLM.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Olimpia in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Libertad are regular goalscorers on their travels. Libertad have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Libertad - Caracas 2-1 written in the official records. Numbers for the previous three meetings between these two squads are: one win for Caracas, zero draws and two wins for Libertad. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Enciso 11 goals | ![]() L. Melgarejo Sanabria 4 goals | ![]() H. Villalba 4 goals |
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| Caracas | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 26 | 53 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 38% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| 10.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Caracas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Monagas | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Deportivo Táchira | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Metropolitanos | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Zamora Futbol Club | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Carabobo | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Hermanos Colmenares | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Caracas | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Mineros de Guayana | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Estudiantes Merida | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Deportivo Lara | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Aragua | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | UCV | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Zulia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Resistencia | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Sol de America | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 17 |
| 7 | Tacuary | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Guarani | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Guairena | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | 12 de Octubre | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
| 11 | General Caballero JLM | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | Sportivo Ameliano | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 9 |