Stadium: Florencio Sola

Referee: Carlos Eugenio Simon (Brasil)

Last Match: Libertad 1 - 0 Banfield

Banfield (Argentina)

This match will define their participation in the cup. The team has showed strong on home, where they have collect two victories from their two matches at home and at least with 2 goals cushion. In away the team finish with one victory, to the weakest team of the group and two defeats which has Banfield with 9 points and posibility to qualified to the next round.

To be able to qualified directly Banfield needs the victory as this game is against first place Libertad, a draw could also get the team trought just if America is unable to win their game against El Nacional, so in order to depend on themselves they need to obtain the victory.

In local league the team lost 2-3 in home against Velez, this broke a streak of four matches unbeaten and mantains the team in 16th position with 8 points out of nine games, 17 points from first place. What makes that Banfield focus all their forces in Libertadores Cup qualification to next round.

Libertad (Paraguay)

Open the tournament with authority with a home victory against Banfield, then went and obtain an atonish victory in Mexico 1-4. Against El Nacional the team obtain a draw and a victory to be on the first place of the group one, something really unexpected at the beggining of the Cup.

But altought a very good performance the team lost the first match point they had to obtain qualification as they lost 1-2 to America in home, match where they began winning 1-0 and due to an expelled playerd and America great comeback allow defeat. This lead the team still on first position of the group but just one point ahead of CF America and CA Banfield.

In this match the team have in their power the qualification as a draw or victory would pull them in second round, with victory secure first place and with draw could end at second place the worst. But if they lost and America is able to won against El Nacional, then Libertad would be eliminated ending in a tragic way their good start.

If something had the team showed is strong defense as they are the best one of the group with just four goals allowed and particularly against Banfield the team didn't allow goal in the first match between them. Also is to highlight the scoring where they have scored in every single game they had played, but here is to noted that in four matches the team have score just one goal, and it was only the away match against America that they scored four goals.

In local league the team won with authorirty 4-0 to Sportivo Trinidense last round to mantain on the second position now tie with 18 points with Cerro Porteño that lost this round, but Cerro Porteño has one match remaining which could create a gap of three points between them. With this the team reach a streak of four consecutive matches without lossing, three of them victories.

But overall streak in all tournaments isn't possible as they lost with America on Libertadores Cup compromising their qualification still with the future in their hands.

Suspended:

MF Pablo Guiñazú

Injured:

DF Pedro Sarabia

Match:

I expect a tight match, with Banfield worry more to attack than Libertad, which is going to use their defending and counterattacking system that brings them good results. Time will be fundamental and in second part will be the enemy for Banfield if they are unable to score. But as over 2.5 goals are more often in this group this could the otherwise.

Prediction:

Tight match that odds tends to favor Banfield, but Libertad isn't a easy away team so I find a very rispid game that Banfield will press more. But I found value on Libertad 1/2AH 2/10, this because if America is unable to be winning, then a draw could get both in next stage and also Libertad in away hasn't lost.

Pick : Libertad
Odds : 1.68
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-04-18
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