Barcelona Guayaquil take on the visitors Cerro Porteno in the round 6 match of Copa Libertadores group stage. The match will be played on Friday, June 30th at Estadio Banco Pichincha (Guayaquil)
Barcelona Guayaquil are having a rather unsuccessful season. As one of the giants of Ecuadorian football, the "Idols of the Pier" became champions of the country for the 16th time in 2020. However, in the previous season, the popular team finished in the playoff finals, which was enough to earn them another opportunity to test their skills in the Copa Libertadores. But their performance hasn't been particularly successful so far. Their home victory over Bolivar in the second round was their only success in five rounds.
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Cerro Porteno are unlikely to have a successful year. "El Ciclon" is one of the strongest clubs in Paraguay, with 34 championship titles to their name. Among them is the 2021 triumph. However, in the previous Clausura, they settled for second place, and currently, they have a considerable gap behind the leader, making it seemingly hopeless to catch up. They won't be able to compensate for this with a breakthrough on the international stage either. Despite being a frequent participant in the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, this time the team did not qualify for the playoffs. It all started optimistically with a victory over Barcelona, but then they suffered four consecutive defeats, which pushed them to the bottom position. In South America, head-to-head results do not determine the standings in case of tied points, but rather the goal difference. Therefore, only a victory in Guayaquil will allow them to climb at least to the 3rd position.
In 2020, the two teams crossed paths in the Copa Libertadores qualifiers. Barcelona managed to win both matches against their Paraguayan opponents. Experts have more faith in the home team. However, the visitors have nothing to lose, and a "total over 2.5 goals" is expected.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
