Palmeiras take on the visitors Emelec in the round 5 match of Copa Libertadores group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, May 19th at Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo).
Palmeiras are now much more successful in the Copa Libertadores than they are in Serie A. The Pigs are a unique club that has won twice out of 3 continental titles in recent years, in 2020 and 2021. And now, having started rather mediocrely within the Brasileirao, the grandee proves that he is incredibly good in the Copa. Yes, they have a fairly eaasy quartet, but still there, Abel Ferreira's wards not only outplayed the debutant, the upstart from Bolivia, Independiente Petrolero twice, but also took the maximum with Emelek and Deportivo Tachira. That's it, the "pigs" are already in the playoffs - but the match is at home and they have responsibility to play good in front of the fans.
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Emelek is one of the big four clubs in Ecuadorian football. But his 14th, and so far, the last title of the national champion was taken already in 2017. Against this background, already the 2nd place in the last draw was a definite breakthrough. Which, by the way, is not particularly successful now - in Serie A of the country Barcelona Guayaquil and Independiente del Valle are higher. Emelec failed to win against Independiente Petrolero, shared points at home with Deportivo Tachira, lost to the Brazilians. And only in May they managed to take the victory. But immediately devastating, 4-1, and with a direct competitor, Deportivo. This success allowed us to climb to 2nd place, but the difference is minimal, 1 point. However, if you win against the unmotivated Palmeiras, then there is even a scenario in which you will be able to break into the playoffs ahead of schedule.
Before the current Copa Libertadores, Paraguayans and Ecuadorians did not meet with each other. In April, Palmeiras was able to take a landslide victory with a score of 3-1. Moreover, the visitors managed to score twice by the 25th minute. It will be difficult for Palmeiras to tune in to this meeting - he has already left the group. This gives visitors a chance to catch on for points, we recommend betting on Emelek with a handicap of "+2 goals"
Prediction for the match: Emelec to win with +2.0 handicap.
