Libertad and The Strongest get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
It's quite the trip for The Strongest when visiting Libertad as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Libertad have less rest than The Strongest in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Division 1 game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Nacional Asuncion, was also a home game here at Estadio Defensores del Chaco. The away team is better rested.
Libertad form and stats
Libertad participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the 3rd round and lost against Atletico Nacional.This stadium, Estadio Defensores del Chaco, has been a fortress for Libertad in the Division 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0.
A nice win for Libertad last time playing, versus Nacional Asuncion. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Cruz scoring for the victors.
Libertad are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 7 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 1 and lost 1.
The manager Garnero will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guarani in only one day.
The Libertad manager Garnero has got the team scoring with 19 from 9 home games in the league. Libertad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
The Strongest form and stats
The Strongest's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the group stage.The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga De Futbol Prof.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Strongest goalkeeper Guillermo Vizcarra Bruckner is eager to challenge this, with his 240 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Arrascaita secured the home win 1-0 against Aurora in their previous game.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where The Strongest played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.
The schedule is very tough for The Strongest now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga De Futbol Prof game at Royal Pari is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Strongest have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Strongest are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Libertad and The Strongest have met previously this season: The Strongest - Libertad 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Libertad three wins, two draws and The Strongest zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Enciso 11 goals |  R. Santa Cruz Cantero 6 goals | L. Melgarejo Sanabria 4 goals |
Libertad missing players
The Strongest missing players
| Libertad | The Strongest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 27 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 12.1 | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8.4 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 13.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 3 | The Strongest | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Caracas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Resistencia | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Guarani | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Sol de America | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 20 |
| 8 | Tacuary | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Guairena | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Sportivo Ameliano | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 11 | General Caballero JLM | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Municipal Vinto | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 2 | The Strongest | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Guabira | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 7 | Aurora | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Club Universitario | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
