Copa Sudamericana betting and spectator preview: Aucas and Athletico PR meet at Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Aucas nor Athletico PR 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Athletico PR, who are travelling more than 6200 kilometers to play this game.
Aucas form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 1st round.A strong away win before that one, visiting Guayaquil City and winning 3-0.
The penalty miss from H. González in the defeat against Olmedo was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The manager H. Bidoglio will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universidad Catolica in only four days.
Athletico PR form and stats
Recent form does not give Athletico much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Aucas will be a tough nut to crack. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Athletico's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Athletico's previous game was their home loss versus Operario PR (0-4). A 1-2 defeat away at Cascavel CR before that.
Athletico PR lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Quiñónez Ruiz 5 goals |  V. Figueroa 3 goals |  F. Fydriszewski 3 goals |
Aucas missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Aucas | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 56 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 27 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 96% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||