Copa Libertadores betting and spectator preview: Vélez Sarsfield and LDU Quito meet at Estadio José Amalfitani to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for LDU Quito when visiting Sarsfield as the cities are 5700 kilometers apart.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
1W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Vélez Sarsfield. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sarsfield has won four games in a row. The Atletico Tucuman match was the last time out without a victory. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sarsfield, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Libertadores match versus Union La Calera with a 2-0 scoreline.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Sarsfield played a great game against Gimnasia La Plata and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
LDU Quito form and stats
Quito was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the 8th finals last season.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
A new game in only three days for Quito, the Liga Pro home match versus Aucas. Busy days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Quito have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: LDU Quito - Sarsfield 3-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Sarsfield won three, LDU Quito won four and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Martínez Borja 5 goals |  J. Lucero 4 goals |  T. Almada 3 goals |
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
LDU Quito missing players
| Vélez Sarsfield | LDU Quito | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 13 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Union La Calera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 |