The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Semi-finals, as the hometeam Bragantino will try to edge Libertad in their own ballpark.
The hosts Bragantino saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie A. That game was an away game at Bahia, so at least Bragantino are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Bragantino form and stats
Bragantino have played 10 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). 7W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Sudamericana for Bragantino.
The home team returns to Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid after being equal after 90 minutes with Bahia on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 1-1. Léo Ortiz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.53 out of 10. The defender Ortiz won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that match was a Serie A defeat to Chapecoense (1-2).The manager M. Nogueira Barbieri will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fluminense in only four days.
The Bragantino fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Bragantino have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Libertad form and stats
As the visiting team in Division 1 matches, Libertad have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far. Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Libertad: 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Two travels in a row for Libertad, whose manager D. Garnero could celebrate last time after the Division 1 win against River Plate.
A loss against Olimpia was the result prior to that, in a Division 1 home game.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Libertad manager D. Garnero as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Guairena.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Libertad have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Libertad have conceded 4 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 11 goals |   Y. Oliveira dos Santos 8 goals | J. Enciso 5 goals |
Bragantino missing players
Libertad missing players
| Bragantino | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Scored | S | 26 | 45 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 6.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Cuiaba | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Ceara | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Bahia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 15 | Juventude | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Gremio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 21 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | River Plate | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Sol de America | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Libertad | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueno | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 10 |
| 7 | Nacional Asuncion | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Guairena | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -7 | 6 |