There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana Quarter-finals meeting between Athletico PR and LDU Quito. Game on!
It's no vacation for neither Athletico nor LDU Quito 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.
LDU Quito have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 6200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Arena da Baixada. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. 7W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Sudamericana for Athletico PR. Athletico has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Cardoso de Oliveira and the players.
Athletico PR faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cuiaba (0-1). Nicolas, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Nicolas won 3 of 3 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Athletico lost 0-1 at LDU Quito's place.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Athletico's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Corinthians are coming to town in three days.
Athletico PR have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena da Baixada with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Athletico have conceded 9 in these home matches.
LDU Quito form and stats
Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for LDU Quito: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Quito's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Deportivo Cuenca that finished 3-3. It looked so good for Quito vs Deportivo Cuenca, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for LDU Quito, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Athletico PR.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Quito when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning one game.
Quito have another fixture away in just four sleeps, a Liga Pro match versus Barcelona. A gruelling calendar for the guests!
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played earlier this season: LDU Quito - Athletico 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  L. Amarilla Lencina 7 goals |   M. Terans Pérez 4 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
LDU Quito missing players
| Athletico PR | LDU Quito | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 92% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 12.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 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 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Ceara | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Internacional | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Bahia | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Gremio | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 4 |