Rosario Central

vs

Libertad Asuncion

Preview

Rosario Central

• Rosario Central will be looking to continue their dominance of Copa Libertadores Group H when they take on Libertad Asuncion at Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre on Tuesday night.
• Rosario have been in excellent form recently, winning four of their last five matches and going into the game on the back of a four-game winning streak in all competitions.
• Jorge Almiron has installed a high-tempo 4-2-3-1 in which his team press hard, play on the front foot and look to win the ball back quickly when they don’t have it.
• Central are the heavy favorites here, priced at 1.5.

Libertad Asuncion

• Libertad Asuncion, who sits at the bottom of the group with no points, has lost their only away game in this year’s Copa Libertadores.
• The Paraguayan outfit have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five in all competitions.
• Libertad lost 3-0 in their only other away game in the Copa, a high-scoring home win came in between, and they lost 3-2 at home in their previous Libertadores outing.

Key Players

• Enzo Copetti leads Rosario Central’s goal charts with two goals in three Copa Libertadores matches, and four in his last five in all competitions.
• Lorenzo Melgarejo leads the scoring charts for Libertad with three goals in two appearances in the competition.

Betting Insights

• Both Teams to Score - No is priced at 1.64.
• Total Score Over 2.5 is priced at 2.04.
• Rosario are priced at 1.5 as heavy favorites.

Prediction

• I’m expecting Rosario to win this game and keep a shutout, and for there to be over 2.5 goals in the match.
• Rosario’s possession-based approach should see them dominate the game and force Libertad into the kind of counter attacks where they can be dangerous.