Talleres Córdoba and Emelec get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Sudamericana Group Stage fixture.
The visiting Emelec played their last game only four days ago, a Liga Pro match.
These teams have little in common geographically as Emelec have to travel 4700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Talleres Córdoba form and stats
Talleres Córdoba has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Talleres supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Union Santa Fe in Superliga and win 3-0. Preceding that game was the away draw at Defensa y Justicia that finished 2-2.
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 Talleres's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won four matches, drawn three and lost zero.
Talleres are traveling soon after this match as the Superliga match at Atletico Tucuman awaits in three days.
Emelec form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 2nd round.Emelec has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
F. Barcelo and R. Caicedo scored in Emelec's previous match, the home game against Tecnico Universitario that ended 2-0. Preceding that game was the away Liga Pro victory against Universidad Catolica with the score of 3-2.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Emelec playing away, we found five games. Results were three away wins, two draws and zero home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Emelec now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Pro game at Orense is waiting in only two days.
Just as the home team, Emelec have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Emelec wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Barcelo Viera 6 goals |   C. Auzqui 4 goals | A. Cabeza Jiménez 4 goals |
Talleres Córdoba missing players
Emelec missing players
| Talleres Córdoba | Emelec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 25 | 50 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 40% | ||