Libertad have traveled here for an interesting Copa Sudamericana fight against Newell's Old Boys. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's no vacation for neither Newell's nor Libertad 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Newell's Old Boys form and stats
Newell's participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 1st round and lost against Atletico PR.Newell's faced defeat in their previous match, away at Gimnasia La Plata (1-2). 0-0 away at Atletico GO before that.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Newell's Old Boys as they are travelling to their away game against Rosario Central in the Superliga. That match is three days after this one.
Libertad form and stats
Libertad have an excellent away record in the Division 1 so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games. Momentum is building for Libertad in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Libertad delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Nacional Asuncion in their previous match; a Division 1 game. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Palestino.
The schedule is very tough for Libertad now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Division 1 game at River Plate is waiting in only four days.
Libertad are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Libertad are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Cardozo Marín 6 goals |   J. Cacciabue 3 goals |  J. Enciso 3 goals |
Newell's Old Boys missing players
Libertad missing players
| Newell's Old Boys | Libertad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Atletico GO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Palestino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Libertad | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Nacional Asuncion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteno | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Guairena | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Guarani | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueno | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Sol de America | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | River Plate | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 7 |