Barcelona SC hosts Santos in round 6 of the Copa Libertadores group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, May 27th at Estadio Banco Pichincha (Guayaquil)
Barcelona SC leads the group with 10 points scored. Fabian Bustos's men have three wins, one draw, and one defeat. Ecuador’s Idol was the first in Quartet C to guarantee itself progress from the group. The Ecuadorians secured their ticket to the 1/8 finals due to an away goalless draw against Boca Juniors. Theoretically, the Argentines can still push Barça out of the 1st place, but the Ecuadorian footballers should lose with a large score in the last round and greatly worsen the difference between goals scored and conceded. Barcelona SC played their last match on May 24 and hammered Olmedo at home (4-0). The victory allowed the team to hold the 2nd place in the national championship with 27 points. Ecuador’s Idol lags two points behind the leading Emelec.
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Santos is in 3rd place in Group C (six points scored). The club from Sao Paulo has two victories and three defeats. Fernando Diniz's men noticeably worsened their chances of reaching the playoffs after a 2-1 away defeat to The Strongest from Bolivia. Having scored two goals by the middle of the 1st half, the Bolivians remained with nine men after two red cards picked up in the 24th and 68th minutes. Despite this, the Brazilians scored only one goal through the efforts of Felipe Jonatan. Santos and The Strongest scored six points each, but the Bolivians are lower in the standings due to the worse goal difference (-7). For this reason, the Fish look like favorites in the fight for the 3rd line. To rise higher, Santos must perform better in the last round than Boca Juniors, which is one point ahead.
The history of head-to-head matches in the Copa Libertadores amounts to five matches. Barcelona SC and Santos now have parity (two wins, one draw, and two losses). At the same time, Santos has not yet lost in two away matches (one win and one draw). The first game of the current group stage ended in victory for the Ecuadorians (0-2). Barcelona opened the scoring in the 2nd half with the efforts of Carlos Garces, and then the Idol was helped by the defender Para, who cut the ball into his own net. Santos is motivated to avoid failure in the Copa Libertadores, but the upcoming game will be not easy for the Brazilians. The Fish have serious problems with defense away, where they have conceded at least one goal in 16 consecutive matches in all tournaments. Barça regularly scores against its opponents, and its home unbeaten run lasts 17 games in a row. For this reason, it seems logical to bet on a goal-scoring home victory for the Ecuadorians.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona SC to win and Over 2.5 goals scored
