Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Nacional and Bragantino meet at Estadio Gran Parque Central to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bragantino have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Only a few days to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Primera Division fixture only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Albion, was also a home game here at Estadio Gran Parque Central. The away team is better rested.
Nacional form and stats
Last season, Nacional's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the group stage.The complete Primera Division results playing at home this season for Nacional are 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Nacional, as their goalkeeper Martin Sebastian Rodriguez Prantl has completely shut out the opponents for 438 minutes in the Primera Division.
The Nacional fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Albion and win 2-0.
Erik lost again
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cerrito are coming to town in four days.
Nacional has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Nacional are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Gran Parque Central in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Bragantino form and stats
Bragantino are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Copa Libertadores home defeat versus Estudiantes with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Attacker Artur got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Artur hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
A 0-2 defeat away at Palmeiras before that.Bragantino have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Serie A game against Goias. A rough programme for the visiting team!
Bragantino have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bragantino - Nacional 2-0 was the outcome when this pair of contenders last played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Nacional wins - draws - Bragantino wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Carballo Ares 4 goals |  M. Monzeglio 4 goals | F. Fagúndez 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Bragantino missing players
| Nacional | Bragantino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 13 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estudiantes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 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 | Liverpool | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Nacional | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Deportivo Maldonado | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Penarol | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Boston River | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Fenix | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | River Plate | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Defensor Sporting | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Danubio | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Rentistas | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Torque | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Albion | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 14 | Plaza Colonia | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
| 16 | Cerrito | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Coritiba | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Avai | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Flamengo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Atletico PR | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Goias | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Atletico GO | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Juventude | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Ceara | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
