Palmeiras and Barcelona Guayaquil get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Libertadores Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Palmeiras nor Barcelona Guayaquil as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Copa Libertadores. Atletico PR was too strong.Palmeiras have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Palmeiras last time playing, versus Coritiba. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Artur and Rony (2) scoring for the victors. Rony, a natural forward, was the best player for the team in that game, earning a rating of 8.6 (out of 10). Rony scored two goals and hit three key passes.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Fortaleza in the Copa do Brasil.
Palmeiras are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at São Paulo awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Palmeiras's attacking play is working.
Barcelona Guayaquil form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 3rd round against America Mineiro.Barcelona Guayaquil might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Emelec proved too strong as Barcelona Guayaquil slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
Prior to that match, the Barcelona manager Bustos faced defeat when travelling to El Nacional and losing 1-4.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Barcelona Guayaquil manager Bustos as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Guayaquil City.
Head 2 Head
Barcelona Guayaquil - Palmeiras 0-2 was the product when these participants formerly met, earlier this season. Stats for the previous three meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Palmeiras, zero draws and one win for Barcelona Guayaquil. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Díaz 8 goals |   R. Cavalcante Veiga 4 goals |  A. Guimarães 4 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Barcelona Guayaquil missing players
| Palmeiras | Barcelona Guayaquil | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 12 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 49 | 31 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 6.7 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16.8 | 18.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.1 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | ||
| 11.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolivar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Barcelona Guayaquil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteno | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 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 | Botafogo | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Gremio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Santos | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Bahia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Goiás | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 3 |
