The Strongest vs Estudiantes Prediction: Who will end this round in second place?

In the upcoming fixture of Copa Libertadores, The Strongest will face Estudiantes at Stadium Hernando Siles in La Paz. The home side head here after a draw (0-0) against Huachipato. The visitors arrive here after a loss (0-1), against Gremio.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Strongest team comes to this game after a 0-0 draw against Huachipato. Huachipato's team would be far superior throughout the match. From the first moment, the Chilean team would put strong offensive pressure, with The Strongest team limiting themselves to defending and looking for offensive transitions. Huachipato's team would create countless scoring opportunities, but they would be very wasteful in front of goal. Despite the unfairness of the result, The Strongest team would be happy to take 1 point. With this result, The Strongest team is in 2nd place in the table, with 4 points. In the last 3 Libertadores games, the team recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, having scored 3 goals and conceded 2. In case of victory, The Strongest team will maintain 2nd place, and may even temporarily move up to 1st place as the other game in the group has been postponed.

The Estudiantes team comes into this game after a disappointing 0-1 defeat against Gremio. It would be a game of two distinct parts. The 1st half would be fairly divided between both teams, with a very physical game and few scoring opportunities. The 2nd half would start the same, however at 66' the Gremio team would be reduced to 10 players. The Estudiantes team would thus have full control of the game. But surprisingly, it would be the Gremio team who would score the goal, even with 1 player less, in the 75th minute. The Estudiantes team would still score a goal, but it would be disallowed by VAR for offside. Despite the intense pressure, the Estudiantes team would not be able to do so and the Gremio team would take the 3 points. With this result, the Estudiantes team is in 3rd place in the table, with 4 points. In the last 3 Libertadores games, the team recorded 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, having scored 3 goals and conceded 3. In case of victory, the Estudiantes team will surpass The Strongest in the league table.

There’s just 1 recent game between both teams, the one played in the first round where Estudiantes won 2-1. It is a hard match to predict, as none of the teams want to lose and probably won’t expose too much. Yet, Estudiantes is expected to at least get a draw.