Boca Juniors – Libertad Asuncion Prediction & Picks (08.08.2018)

Boca Juniors and Libertad face at Estadio Alberto José Armando, in a match for this phase of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals). There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 24-05-2007 and ended with the score: Libertad (0-2) Boca Juniors. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Boca Juniors:

The home team got access to this phase of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals) after the 2nd place won in Group 8, with a total of 9 points. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 11 victories and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Copa Argentina, Alvarado won at home by (6-0). In the last 10 home matches Boca Juniors has 7 wins and 3 losses. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals.

If the games in this Copa Libertadores are analyzed, Boca Juniors played 6 games, in which they won 2 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss, remaining with an average of 1.33 goals scored and 0.67 suffered per game. The great highlights of the team in these games are the strikers C. Tevez and R. Ábila, with 2 goals scored. It should be noted that the Argentine team comes from 3 consecutive victories in its stadium. For this match the coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto should not have any absence of weight.

Libertad Asuncion:

The visiting team got access to this phase of the Copa Libertadores (8th Finals) after the 1st place won in Group 3, with a total of 13 points. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last match they played, for the Professional Division, they lost with Independiente FBC out by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Libertad has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which they suffered the first goal.

If we analyze the matches that he played in this Copa Libertadores, Libertad won 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with an average of 1.67 goals scored and 0.67 suffered per game. The highlight of the team is forward O. Cardozo, with 3 goals scored. It is necessary to emphasize that the Paraguayan team comes from 2 games away from home without being able to win, having added a draw and a defeat. For this match the coach A. Bobadilla must use his best starting eleven.