The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores 8th Finals, as the hometeam Olimpia will try to edge Internacional in their own ballpark.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Internacional when visiting Olimpia as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Olimpia form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Olimpia have collected 15 points from their Division 1 home games so far after 4-3-2. On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Olimpia has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Happy days for Olimpia in their previous game, a Division 1 match away at River Plate that ended with a 2-1 victory. The victory against River Plate came after W. Candia's winning goal. The Olimpia manager S. Orteman Rodríguez was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 82nd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when W. Candia scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time.
Previous to that game, a Copa Libertadores home match hosting Deportivo Tachira in a game that was won 6-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Olimpia, as the Division 1 home game vs River Plate is only three days away.
Olimpia can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. 13 goals have been conceded.
Internacional form and stats
Internacional's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for Internacional: 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. One point away has become something of a habit for Internacional who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Internacional are looking to quickly end their 230 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
Internacional has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Grêmio for a Serie A game that ended a draw (0-0). Defender Moisés was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Moisés hit two key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.
The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against São Paulo.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Juventude in just three days.
Internacional have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Internacional have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Olimpia - Internacional 0-1, played this season. Last two meetings between the teams: Olimpia won zero, Internacional won two and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Recalde Ramírez 7 goals |  A. Silva González 6 goals |   E. Andrade dos Santos 5 goals |
Olimpia missing players
Internacional missing players
| Olimpia | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 41 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 8 | 11 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 51% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Nacional Asuncion | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Guairena | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Guarani | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueno | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 10 | River Plate | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 12 |
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Athletico PR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Ceara | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Juventude | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | América Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |