Universidad Central de Venezuela (Home)
Universidad Central de Venezuela have lost two consecutive matches, including a 3-0 defeat to Rosario Central in their last Copa Libertadores game.
Independiente Del Valle (Away)
- IDV are currently in second place in Copa Libertadores Group H with seven points from three matches, while UCV are third with three points from the same number of games.
- Independiente Del Valle are unbeaten away in Copa Libertadores with 1 win and 1 draw from 2 away games (W1, D1).
- Independiente Del Valle are conceding just 1.0 goals per game on the road in Copa Libertadores.
Head-to-Head
Two weeks after Independiente Del Valle ran out 3-1 winners at home against Universidad Central de Venezuela in Copa Libertadores Group H, the Ecuadorian side will be keen to maintain their impressive form when they travel to Caracas on Wednesday.
Key Players
- Carlos Gonzalez leads the Copa Libertadores scoring charts with five goals in three appearances, while Francisco Sole is the main goal threat for UCV with one goal in three games.
- Layan Loor has two assists in his three appearances for IDV in this competition and is the team’s main orchestrator from the midfield area.
- Joaquín Papa’s IDV have shown they know how to manage the ball in terms of possession and rotation, while their high-tempo pressing game enables them to keep up the pace and play at a fast tempo throughout the 90 minutes.
- Daniel Sasso’s side are a much more pragmatic team that look to lock the game up in a compact 3-4-1-2 system when out of possession and release their wing-backs to push forward and create chances in transition.
Betting Insights
Independiente Del Valle to win and both teams to score is the best selection for this game; both teams to score can be backed at 1.8 , while over 2.5 goals is priced up at 1.92 and looks well worthwhile given the attacking potential of both sides.
Prediction
- It’s unlikely that Papa will play too negatively, and we expect IDV to go for it with the game’s tempo in their favour.
- Independiente Del Valle to win and both teams to score is the best selection for this game.
