Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Sudamericana Semi-finals between Libertad and Bragantino. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's no vacation for neither Libertad nor Bragantino 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bragantino have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Libertad form and stats
The story so far in the Division 1 for Libertad at their home stadium (Estadio Defensores del Chaco) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Libertad has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
In their previous game, the manager D. Garnero led his Libertad to a defeat in the Division 1 match away at Guairena. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Defensores del Chaco.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bragantino (0-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Libertad perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Libertad as a small favourite), we find seven games. Libertad has won three of these, drawn two and lost two.
A decent goal production from Libertad in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Bragantino form and stats
Playing away, Bragantino have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season. When we have look at the Copa Sudamericana statistics, we find 8W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Bragantino, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Fluminense. Midfielder Helinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Helinho scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Libertad.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Bragantino in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Bragantino, three draws and three defeats.
A new game in only three days for Bragantino, the Serie A home match versus Corinthians. Busy days.
Bragantino has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Bragantino are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head match ended Bragantino - Libertad 2-0, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 11 goals |   Y. Oliveira dos Santos 8 goals | J. Enciso 5 goals |
Libertad missing players
Bragantino missing players
| Libertad | Bragantino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 40% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteno | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Sportivo Luqueno | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 4 | Sol de America | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 5 | River Plate | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Nacional Asuncion | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Libertad | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Guairena | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Atletico PR | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Ceara | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Juventude | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | America Mineiro | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Bahia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Gremio | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 10 |