Independiente del Valle have traveled here for an interesting Copa Libertadores fight against Defensa y Justicia. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Independiente del Valle, who are travelling more than 5600 kilometers to play this game.
Defensa y Justicia form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.2W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Defensa y Justicia. It's trouble wherever Justicia are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
A good away victory last time out for Defensa y Justicia, who won 4-3 against Palmeiras (placed 1st). Midfielder Carlos Rotondi was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.05 (out of ten) in that game. Rotondi signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total). A goal frenzy last time out for Justicia, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Palmeiras. Fun stuff to watch! A late climax in the match against Palmeiras as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Braian Romero.
A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with Universitario the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Justicia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost one.
Independiente del Valle form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 8th finals.When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 4W-1D-4L. This is both home and away.
Independiente del Valle won their last game, 3-0 versus Guayaquil City played at home.
Prior to that match, the Independiente manager R. Alves Paiva faced defeat when travelling to Universitario and losing 2-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Independiente playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Independiente del Valle wins, three draws and five defeats.
Independiente has another fixture away, a Liga Pro game, against Emelec in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Independiente del Valle - Justicia 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  W. Bou 5 goals |  L. Faravelli 5 goals | C. Ortiz 5 goals |
Defensa y Justicia missing players
Independiente del Valle missing players
| Defensa y Justicia | Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 19 | 51 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 24 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 13.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.4 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Universitario | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 4 |