Copa Libertadores: Get ready for the second leg of the Palmeiras - Libertad clash

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Competition: South America Copa Libertadores
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Parque (43600 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals between Palmeiras and Libertad. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Palmeiras and Libertad.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

The story so far in the Serie A for Palmeiras at their home stadium (Allianz Parque) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Palmeiras has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Allianz Parque. We remember; it was Coritiba.

A nice win for Palmeiras last time playing, versus Bahia. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Willian, Raphael Veiga and Rony scoring for the victors. A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with Libertad the opponent.

Palmeiras decided the match against Bahia in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy. Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton did an outstanding job against Bahia with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The manager A. Moreira Ferreira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Internacional in only four days.

The Palmeiras fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 15 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Palmeiras's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Libertad form and stats

Libertad's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the 8th finals.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Division 1 travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses both home and away. Libertad has drawn their two previous away games.

There were no winners in Libertad's previous match, a Division 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Guarani. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Palmeiras.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Libertad are regular goalscorers on their travels. Libertad struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Libertad - Palmeiras 1-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Palmeiras won two, Libertad won one and one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LibertadC. Ferreira Vidal
C. Ferreira Vidal
16 goals
LibertadO. Cardozo Marín
O. Cardozo Marín
12 goals
PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
8 goals

Palmeiras missing players

Libertad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palmeiras Libertad
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
14 10   Won W   6 11
6 1   Drew D   4 8
5 2   Lost L   2 6
51 34   Scored S   22 43
20 7   Conceded C   13 29
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
84% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 84%
60% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 52%
32% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
12% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
40% 23%   BTTS BTTS   58% 52%
48% 69%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 32%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   17% 28%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.5 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.4
4 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
12.9 15.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 11.1
4.8 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.4
42% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 24 14 8 2 42 20 12 8 4 0 20 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 22 50
2 Atletico Mineiro 25 14 4 7 44 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 12 5 1 6 15 20 13 46
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Palmeiras 24 11 8 5 36 23 12 6 4 2 21 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 13 41
5 Internacional 25 11 8 6 37 25 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 12 41
6 Gremio 24 10 11 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 12 3 7 2 10 9 12 41
7 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 25 8 8 9 35 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 12 3 3 6 19 22 -1 32
10 Bragantino 25 7 10 8 31 29 12 6 3 3 20 12 13 1 7 5 11 17 2 31
11 Atletico GO 25 7 10 8 22 29 12 2 6 4 13 16 13 5 4 4 9 13 -7 31
12 Fortaleza 25 7 9 9 24 23 12 5 4 3 12 8 13 2 5 6 12 15 1 30
13 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
14 Atletico PR 25 8 4 13 20 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 12 3 1 8 10 18 -8 28
15 Bahia 25 8 4 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 2 3 7 11 23 -13 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Goias 25 4 8 13 25 40 13 3 4 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 20
20 Botafogo 25 3 11 11 23 36 13 2 5 6 12 17 12 1 6 5 11 19 -13 20
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nacional Asuncion 10 4 6 0 16 10 4 1 3 0 5 4 6 3 3 0 11 6 6 18
2 Cerro Porteno 9 5 3 1 14 8 5 4 1 0 7 1 4 1 2 1 7 7 6 18
3 Olimpia 10 5 2 3 19 14 5 4 1 0 13 6 5 1 1 3 6 8 5 17
4 12 de Octubre 9 5 1 3 13 11 4 3 0 1 6 2 5 2 1 2 7 9 2 16
5 Libertad 10 4 3 3 18 14 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 2 1 11 8 4 15
6 Guarani 10 4 3 3 10 7 5 4 1 0 9 3 5 0 2 3 1 4 3 15
7 Guairena 10 3 5 2 10 13 6 2 3 1 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 5 -3 14
8 Sol de America 9 3 3 3 16 14 5 1 1 3 7 10 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 12
9 Sportivo Luqueno 10 3 2 5 13 16 5 1 2 2 9 10 5 2 0 3 4 6 -3 11
10 Sportivo San Lorenzo 9 2 4 3 12 14 4 0 3 1 6 7 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 10
11 River Plate 10 2 2 6 10 17 5 1 1 3 5 7 5 1 1 3 5 10 -7 8
12 General Diaz 10 0 2 8 10 23 5 0 1 4 5 11 5 0 1 4 5 12 -13 2

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nacional Asuncion 10 4 6 0 16 10 4 1 3 0 5 4 6 3 3 0 11 6 6 18
2 Cerro Porteno 9 5 3 1 14 8 5 4 1 0 7 1 4 1 2 1 7 7 6 18
3 Olimpia 10 5 2 3 19 14 5 4 1 0 13 6 5 1 1 3 6 8 5 17
4 12 de Octubre 9 5 1 3 13 11 4 3 0 1 6 2 5 2 1 2 7 9 2 16
5 Libertad 10 4 3 3 18 14 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 2 1 11 8 4 15
6 Guarani 10 4 3 3 10 7 5 4 1 0 9 3 5 0 2 3 1 4 3 15
7 Guairena 10 3 5 2 10 13 6 2 3 1 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 5 -3 14
8 Sol de America 9 3 3 3 16 14 5 1 1 3 7 10 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 12
9 Sportivo Luqueno 10 3 2 5 13 16 5 1 2 2 9 10 5 2 0 3 4 6 -3 11
10 Sportivo San Lorenzo 9 2 4 3 12 14 4 0 3 1 6 7 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 10
11 River Plate 10 2 2 6 10 17 5 1 1 3 5 7 5 1 1 3 5 10 -7 8
12 General Diaz 10 0 2 8 10 23 5 0 1 4 5 11 5 0 1 4 5 12 -13 2

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