This promises to be an action-packed encounter for The Strongest at Estadio Hernando Siles when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Santos with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The Strongest form and stats
Last season, The Strongest's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the 2nd round.As mentioned below, The Strongest are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Liga De Futbol Prof games. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Strongest tasted defeat here at Estadio Hernando Siles, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.
The Strongest supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Barcelona in Copa Libertadores and win 2-0. Attacking player Jair Reinoso bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.62 out of 10. Reinoso scored two goals and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Previous to that game, a Liga De Futbol Prof home match hosting Royal Pari in a game that was won 3-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Strongest have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost one.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Strongest is on fire here. A stunning 12 from 3 league matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Santos form and stats
Santos was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 4W-2D-2L. This is both home and away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Santos are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Copa Libertadores against Boca Juniors. Felipe Jonatan was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.02. The defender Jonatan scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Sao Bento.Santos are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Santos have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Santos - Strongest 5-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): The Strongest one win, one draw and Santos three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Reinoso Moreno 4 goals | J. Chura 3 goals |  W. Hortencio Barbosa 3 goals |
The Strongest missing players
Santos missing players
| The Strongest | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 61 | 37 | Scored | S | 10 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 7 | Conceded | C | 21 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.1 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Santos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 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 | The Strongest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Bolivar | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Royal Pari | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Guabira | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Municipal Vinto | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Independiente Petrolero | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Aurora | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Oriente Petrolero | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Real Tomayapo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Always Ready | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Blooming | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Real Potosi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | San Jose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -23 | -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 | Mirassol | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 3 | Santos | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 4 | Sao Caetano | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 3 |